Week 50 & 51 Candles Matches and Popcorn

Week 50: CANDLES AND MATCHES Put in a sturdy box (preferably fireproof) and in a cool place you can locate in dark.

We have our matches and candles stored in a #10 can.  We did this years ago so that they would be stored in a water proof place. We have some lighters stored in a dark spot in the garage so that if by chance they should leak they won't help anything or anyone.  Watch for the sales after the first of the year so that you can get a good deal on the 60 hour candle.  Be sure and keep those stored in a dark dry area.  

Week 51: POPCORN Go for big twelve pound bags. Counts toward grains.


We also have several #10 cans of popcorn stored.  My husband can never understand why I wanted popcorn in our food storage.  Now after my research I can tell him one of the important reasons to have popcorn stored.  - it's counted as one of our grains!  It's a sweet grain!  There are so many ways to incorporate popcorn into your meal it's great!  One way is to grind the popcorn into small small partials and add it to your corn meal.  Makes it sooo yummy!  


Thought I would share this yummy popcorn treat with you all!

Sweet Chex Mix (or a.k.a. Popcorn and Whatever You Want Mix)

6 cups Chex cereal
6 cups popped popcorn
2 cups pretzels
1 cup honey roasted peanuts
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup corn syrup
¼ cup butter
½ teaspoon vanilla

Cook together ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup corn syrup, ¼ cup butter.  Cook over medium heat just until it boils – add vanilla.  Pour over Chex mix and mix everything together and make sure that everything is well coated.  Spread out on a cookie sheet and put in oven for 10-15 minutes on 350 degrees.

I like it best if you have salted and buttered the popped popcorn first.  If I decide to leave the Chex and pretzels out and just use the popcorn, I then substitute more popcorn with the same measured amounts (cup for cup) as the deleted items.  Adding the mixed nuts and the Peanut M&M’s were a really big hit.

When it comes to popcorn don’t limit yourself to the good old popped 

Have a wonderful holiday!  I have missed being at church the last several weeks.  Between being out of town and being sick I haven't been able to enjoy the Christmas music.  I have missed it and seeing all of you!