INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat your oven to 300°.

In a medium-sized bowl, stir together your flour, salt, and (if you’re using them) extra seasonings...

On a floured surface, roll out your dough to 1/2-inch thickness...

Place the biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet and poke them with a fork to allow for more evening cooking and reduce puffing.

Bake the biscuits for 2 hours, flip them over, and bake them for another 30 minutes or until the edges are firm and the tops are slightly…

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Both good questions…

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Although originally from Asia, kratom has slowly started to gain popularity throughout the West in the last couple of years. And a few…

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Survival Skills: Learning from Insurgent Tactics

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For those that like to maintain a state of readiness to deal with uncertain times, it’s important to maintain a steady, regular supply of clean water, food, first aid, tools and survival skills. If you’ve ever watched the show “Doomsday Preppers”, you’ll likely see that there are quite a few people who have their own ideas about how to survive a…

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