June, the MILK month.

We are a little late posting this month.  The last part of May and the first two weeks of June have been very busy for us.  We built a storage shed out at my sisters house and then went back to Missouri for two weeks to pick up everything we had left there when we moved here.  We also attended two school graduations and a birthday while there.  FUN.  Towed the 6X12 Uhaul trailer full of our goodies home and then turned around and went to St. Johns Az. to attend the High School graduation of our oldest granddaughter.  Four days of rest and then off to Michigan to my Uncle Bob's 90th birthday.  We were there for two weeks and just got back.  Whew.  We traveled about 7000 miles in just over four weeks. Enough of our travels, lets talk about the food storage goal and this month's items. How are you doing?

June food storage tips:
Nonfat dry milk: 16 pounds per person/one year. This is an emergency supply of ONE (8 oz.) cup reconstituted milk per day, and meets minimum nutritional requirements. Keep in mind that children, and nursing/pregnant mothers will need more than this minimum. It takes only FOUR #10 cans of dry milk to equal the required 16 pounds.
Cannery hot cocoa: the church cannery carries an excellent-tasting hot cocoa mix. Even just two #10 cans would be a nice addition to your storage!! You can also make chocolate pudding with it.

Here is what the Utah State University has to say about using and storing nonfat dry milk.
USU storing Nonfat Dry Milk

 So, when you ask me what is the best nonfat dry milk to store, my answer would be, what ever brand you like the most.  Try a couple of different brands and then get what you like.  I don't work for Honeyville any more but I really like their brand of nonfat dry milk.   There are several websites that have good articles on using nonfat dry milk, just google "using nonfat dry milk".

Have fun with your food storage
Bob and LouAnn Singer