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Membership has its privileges.
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As always, we are interested in getting your recipes and tips to share with other members. Please sent anything you'd like to share to Kathryn. We will do our best to get you published!
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Sure-Jell Premium Pectin makes a wonderful freezer jam, especially with seedless berry puree. Each box comes with a folded insert containing a number of recipes with freezer jam, cooked jam and no-sugar options. Each recipe requires from 3 to 5 cups of pureed fruit and makes from 6 to 7 cups of jam.
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Oregon Berry Order Coming Up |
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We are currently running our Fall Oregon Berry order. PPN members receive a two dollar a box discount on this high quality fruit, which we sell either as whole frozen fruit in a 14 pound box or as seedless fruit puree in a 14 pound bucket. This flash frozen produce makes exceptional jams with one box or bucket yielding between 20 to 25 pints of jam, depending on the kind of fruit used. A low sugar recipe generally has lower but more healthful yields. Higher sugar recipes produce greater yields and sweeter jam.
Premium homemade jams cost $4.00 or more per pint in specialty stores. Mass produced jams generally cost more than $2.00 per pint. You can produce high quality jams with this fruit for a cost of less than $2.00 per pint. If you already have jars and jar rings the cost will be even less.
You might try getting together with a friend or two to purchase a few boxes or buckets of different kinds of berries or fruits, and then have a jam making party! Your families will love the selection of jams, and peanut butter sandwiches will never taste the same again. What's more, you'll produce enough jam for winter storage with jam to spare for thoughtful Christmas gifts.
If you prefer your jam ready made, you can order the Oregon Berry Jam Pack, a variety of 6 half pints of high quality freezer jam. Yum!
For details please see our PPN website. To order go to http://www.providentpeople.net/viewProducts.pl
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Our Fall order of nuts, dried fruits, snacks, and candy making supplies will open in late September and close in early October. Keep your eyes on the PPN website for details. This shipment will arrive in early November in time for holiday parties.
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by Phyllis Pollard
A great opportunity is coming up! ProvidentPeople.Net will begin monthly classes on a variety of topics. Currently the plan is to have one class a month with the exception of November and December. We are starting THIS month, September 27th!
SOURDOUGH BAKING—Thursday, 27 September from 7 – 8:30 pm
Our first class will be taught by our own master bread baker, Richard Blackburn! Many of you remember the grains and basic bread class Richard taught in March 2006. Our September class will be a follow up Sourdough Basics class. This class will introduce you to the healthful and flavorful benefits of baking sourdough.
Space is limited. Get your spot reserved by emailing Phyllis@ProvidentPeople.Net. The class will be at the Wallin home in Falcon; directions will be sent with your reservation confirmation.
DUTCH OVEN COOKING—Friday, 19 October, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Our second class, Dutch Oven Cooking, will provide plenty of learning and socializing. We will be meeting in the backyard at the Pollard’s home in Peyton and cooking around a fire pit. Children are welcome; bring your own lawn chair and stick to cook marshmallows! Please let us know you are coming so we have plenty of handouts and marshmallows. RSVP to: Phyllis@ProvidentPeople.Net Come hungry there will be plenty of treats to sample!
WE NEED YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND EXPERIENCE
What type of class would you like to see PPN sponsor? Do you have knowledge you would be willing to share with others? Would you be willing to hold a class in your home, one you or someone else teaches? Would you be willing to help line up a place to hold classes? Some church buildings are restricted to heating up food only and not actually cooking but are open for many other types of classes. These classes are open to everyone, with the hope that those who aren’t members will join us!
In order for our group to “stay alive” PPN needs to expand our membership and this is one way of helping others join our ranks and share basic low-cost, healthy life skills. Larger PPN membership also insures our ability to fill the large orders we need to get the preferential pricing. There will be no charge for the classes but a charge for handouts and supplies may be required.
Below is a list of possible classes; none are currently booked with teachers or locations, but we will be planning for some of these to begin in January 2008. Let us know what kinds of classes interest you and which you might teach. We’ll be talking about this on the Yahoo Group (see ProvidentPeople.Net for the link).
Bread Basics, Advanced Sourdough, Soap Making, Cheese Making, Using Stored Foods, Window Herb Gardens, Basic Knitting, Recycling, Composting the Right Way, Cool Quilts for Beginners, Basic Auto Maintenance, Emergency Packs (grab & go bags), Is this an Edible Plant, Gardening Basics in Colorado, Sprouting Basics, Grains – How to Grow and Harvest and Why, Troubleshooting Sourdough, Fermentation Basics – Pickles, Sauerkraut, Bees in your Backyard, Chicken Raising Basics. These are only some of the possibilities; share your opinions and desires on the Yahoo Group!
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By Karissa Rytting
It's a lot easier to save money than to create it, but sometimes you just need to find an extra chunk of change in your budget. When our yearly budget is close to bust, these are places I look.
1. Credit card rebates. Okay, this is a no-brainer. If you have good credit AND always pay your bill in full, then get a card with rewards. Actually, get two. Then when one maxes out (usually at $300 rewards) you can switch to the other one. The average yearly cash for my family is $600.
2. Online survey sites. You earn points for taking surveys then redeem for cash. These are time consuming and only for us crazy people who really like taking surveys. Annual yield is about $50. Bonus- sometimes they send you stuff to try out for free. I've tested diapers, shaving cream, and body wash.
3. Sell stuff. Besides the obvious garage sale- check your home for extras that would sell well on eBay. Upgrading your TV or appliances? Sell your old stuff. List it with the classifieds on PPN. We sold a TV, washer, and dryer through word of mouth. Our annual total is $400.
4. Review all of your monthly services—phone, cable, and internet. Shop around every 6 months or so. We just saved $25 a month switching our phone service. Annual savings is $300.
5. Offer a service. Lots of stay at home moms find something to do on the side to earn extra money. Offer piano lessons, tutor, become a consultant, watch an extra child, try a paper route- be creative! I got licensed as a child care provider and started a preschool a few hours a week out of my home. I may even break even this year! Annual savings—who knows!
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By Laura Foye
by Dariel Blackburn
1/2 c Oat Flour
1/2 c Spelt Flour
1/4 c Flax Meal
1 teaspoon non aluminum baking powder
3/4 c Egg Beaters *
1 cup pitted chopped dates soaked in 1/4 cup hot water
1 cup pecans, lightly chopped
1/2 cup dried blueberries, chopped if desired
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped as desired
*If desired, substitute Egg Beaters with 2 eggs whisked together with enough water to make 3/4 cup of liquid.
In a bowl combine the flours, flax meal, and baking powder. Whisk in Egg Beaters.
Mix the chopped dates with water, blueberries, apricots, and nuts into above mixture.
Pour the ingredients into a lightly greased and floured 8x8 inch square cake pan.
Bake at 250 degrees for 40 minutes. Do not overcook.
Slice the size of your average breakfast bar and wrap in plastic wrap or in reusable plastic snack baggies. The bars stay fresh in this form for about a 1 ½ weeks. You can vary the dried fruit (not the dates) and kind of nut used to suite your taste.
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Protect Yourself From the Social Security Blackout Period |
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by Kristine V. Barager, FIC*
Simplify your financial planning process with these easy steps.
1. Set goals - Define your personal and financial goals, so you can create a plan to reach them. Long-term goals can include your child’s education or retirement, while short-term goals can include buying a home or taking a family vacation.
2. Know where you stand - Take stock of your financial situation by calculating your net worth and net cash flow. Then estimate how much you need to save to reach each of your goals. (A financial adviser can help you.)
3. Take action - Take charge of your finances by:
- Creating a budget. With a well thought-out budget, you can stay on track to reach your goals.
- Managing your debt. Too much debt can set you up for a difficult financial future. Systematically pay off your debt and learn to live within your means.
- Investing for your future. Make smart investment choices to reach your short- and long-term goals.
- Protecting yourself and your loved ones with insurance. Life, health and disability income insurance are three insurance policies to consider.
Now’s the time to start planning your financial future! The sooner you get your finances in order and start saving for your goals, the easier it will be to reach them. Contact a financial adviser for help.
*A registered representative. Securities offered through MWA Financial Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Modern Woodmen of America, 1701 1st Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201, 309-558-3100. Member: NASD, SIPC.
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