Basic Delicious Survivalist Dill Pickle Recipe

Dill pickles are a healthy survival food that lasts forever. They can easily substitute for a vegetable in your diet if food is scarce, as might be the case in certain man-made or natural disasters. Dill pickles are most popular type of pickle and the easiest to make of all of the pickles. They are also very popular.

Whole dill pickles are often crunchy, with a strong taste of garlic and a slightly sour dill weed bite. Sliced dill pickles are commonly placed on hamburgers and sandwiches and used to add flavour.

Recipes for small dill pickles called gherkins may be a little sweeter and served as snacks or condiments. Once preserved, dill pickles may also be chopped up into relish so you can see how they could become a very versatile food.

Here is a great quick, easy and universal Dill Pickle Recipe that will keep –

Quick Dill Pickles

Makes about 8 pints (8 mason jars of pickles)

8 lbs. of 3- to 5-inch pickling cucumbers

2 gallons water

1-1/4 cups pickling salt

1-1/2 quarts vinegar (5 percent acidity preferred)

1/4 cup sugar

2 quarts water

2 tablespoons whole mixed pickling spice

3 tablespoons whole mustard seed

1 tablespoon whole red and black peppercorns

14 heads of fresh dill

4 – 20 peeled cloves of garlic (to your taste)

1. Wash cucumbers and garlic. Cut a slice off blossom end and discard, but leave just a bit of stem attached. Dissolve 3/4 cup salt in 2 gallons of water. Pour over cucumbers and garlic and let stand 12 hours. Drain.

2. Combine vinegar, 1/2 cup salt, sugar, and 2 quarts water in a big pot. Add mixed pickling spices tied in a clean, white cloth. Heat to boiling.

3. Fill jars with cucumbers. Add 1 tsp. mustard seed and 1-1/2 heads fresh dill per pint. Cover with boiling pickling solution, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process in boiling water bath.

Bottling pints should take about 15 minutes. Bottling quarts should take about 20 minutes.

Do you want a pickle that is just a little bit spicier?

If so sprinkle a few chilli pepper flakes in the jar. For a big spicy bite drop a tiny jalapeno pepper into the jar and let it flavour the condiment.

Understanding the Power of Compound Interest

One of the reasons that so many people are living hand to mouth is because they don’t understand compound interest. However if you are going to be a survivalist either in terms of buying and stockpiling for a disaster or just wanting to survive an economic disaster than understanding this type of finance can make a big difference in the quality of your life after a disaster.

Just as with short term saving, there are important things to consider in your long term savings plans. For example, the longer you have for saving up, the less money you need to allocate each month toward your goal.

Let’s look at an example of the effect of in-terest over the long term. If you start a retirement plan when you’re 25, and put in $100 per month for 40 years, here are your results at an 8% interest rate:

Total amount saved: $353,855.46

Total principle: $48,000 ($100/month for 40 years)

Total interest earned: $305,855.46

Compare the two figures above. It shows show you the power of compound interest. Over $305,000 of your savings is from interest alone! As your sav-ings grow, you’re getting paid interest on the interest you already received.

So it’s in your best interest to take advantage of all the interest you can and start as early as possible on your long term savings.

If you don’t understand the above calculations then that’s where personal financial planning software or budgeting and forecasting software can come in handy.

Seek security plus a higher interest rate. Browse around and find which bank has the highest interest rate. Online banks tend to have higher interest rates for savings accounts, but do your research and see which one pays the best rates.

Many investment products pay more interest than a savings account at your bank. Look into using mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other investments to increase your rate of return. However, as the interest rate grows, so does the risk.

As you deposit more money and the balance grows, so too will the amount that the bank will pay you in interest. A difference of even 1% can have a big effect on your total savings.

Of course if you see a disaster looming that is financial you might start needing to cash these types of savings in and start stuffing dollar bills under your mattress. Banks should be used as your savings tool because as you know they have collapsed before and cost people thousands of dollars.

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