Pioneer Living Survival

 Most who are interested in preparedness are familiar with alcohol fermentation, but fewer are familiar with the process of lactofermentation. Foods like yogurt and sauerkraut are the most common lactofermented foods, but there are many others that can be  extremely useful in a survival situation. If the goal of fermentation is to produce alcohol, then the goal of lactofermentation is the somewhat less exciting production of lactic acid and more microorganisms. The...

I BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS

  I remember my first Christmas with Grandma.  I was just a kid.  I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her.  On the way, my big sister dropped the bomb: "There is no Santa Claus," she jeered.  "Even dummies know that!"

  My Grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been.  I fled to her that day because I knew she would be straight with me.  I knew Grandma always told the truth, a...