Comments on: Survival — Native American Style

By: Karen Kay

Karen Kay — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:13:01 +0000

Hi Jane!

It’s delightful to hear from you again. I’ve been wondering about you.

So sorry about your surgery — never fun, but at least it’s over and everything is fine. Yea!

Good thing you had a garden this year. Yes, the food prices are a little steep nowadays. I remember when my mother used to give me a dollar to go to the store and buy a loaf of bread, eggs and milk with that dollar and I still had change back. I remember when my neighbor across the street used to sell us eggs for 5 cents a dozen — I think he cut us a deal.

Anyway, it’s wonderful to hear from you. Stay in touch, okay? : )

By: Karen Kay

Karen Kay — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:09:13 +0000

Hi Pat!
Yes, I never tire of that picture. And thanks! : )

By: Jane Squires

Jane Squires — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:58:39 +0000

Hey – your friend here. I am sorry I haven’t written in awhile. I had to have emergency gallbladder surgery. I am fine now.
My husband can cook in Dutch ovens and do outside cooking as well as survive off the land as he is in FCF (Frontier Christian Fellowship) group that learns to survive off the land. My youngest daughter in College is taking Outdoor cooking this year at College and will learn Dutch Oven cooking and outdoor cooking as well as shooting at clay targets. We planted a garden this year and because of rains grass did better than garden. But we have survived all summer off the garden. Problem is I did not get to can any of as it was not enough. I could not tend the garden even after planting it due to ankle fusion laying me up to May and then the gallbladder surgery. But hope to have a new garden better next year.
I have found it hard to buy food with price of gas and find it easier to walk out to garden and get what I need. It sure has been a blessing this year.
Barter is more than money among the Indians. Ron has learned well how to barter among the things at his FCF campouts and everyone has to have a trade of something they can barter.
Good to see you here again.

By: Pat Cochran

Pat Cochran — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:40:26 +0000

Good blog subject and comments! Good seeing the
Adam Beach photograph again!

Pat Cochran

By: Karen Kay

Karen Kay — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:39:12 +0000

Hi Dawn!

You are quite the cook. You are so right about Indians and living off the land. And I, too, am astounded at the rising prices of food. My bread prices went from 2.99 to 4.25 for the same loaf — and it’s not even wheat — it was rye.

I have a good beef/buffalo jerky recipe that I’ll happily share with you. Let’s email on it a bit if you’re interested. My hubby and I put some up and are storing it right now — like I said, we’re trying our best to be prepared and hope that it never, ever happens. : )

Hope that Donna is doing okay now. Let me know.