A World without Flour

Stop for a moment and think about a world without flour ... what would that be like? I can think of several things right off the bat...

• No bread, hot from the oven, pungent yeasty overtones wafting through the air ...
• No biscuits slathered with homemade jams or jellies ...
• No cornbread for sopping up pot likkur from peas or turnip greens ...
• No coating for cubed steaks, chicken, or pork chops ...
• And last, but not least, no gravy...

You see, there's a difference between surviving and living. We can all survive. We can all make do. We can eat pine cones and dirt if we have to. It doesn't mean that existence will be anything worth enduring, however.

Bread, in some form or another, has been the basic component of food for mankind in every culture we've seen or discovered. It has been the word used as a metaphor for basic needs and living conditions, in general, since early times.

Its spiritual component is centuries old as well. The Bible calls bread "the staff of life" and it is one of the elements used as a metaphor for the body of Christ. The word companion is from the Latin which means "with bread." Food, and bread in particular, has always been seen as a way to build bridges between friends and enemies alike.

It has also been a way of connecting mankind and God.

In providing for the Israelites, God rained down manna from heaven, which was then ground and pounded into cakes of bread that tasted like wafers made from honey. It was the sole means of nourishment for the Israelites as they traversed the desert in their 40 years of wandering.

However, the lack of bread has been the catalyst for many a war. Who can forget the infamous words attributed to Marie Antoinette who, when told of the lack of bread for the people of France, replied "Let them eat cake!" The French Revolution began as a peasant uprising against crushing economic and political forces that relegated the ordinary man to starvation and servitude with no relief in sight.

The Russian Revolution evolved in part because of the lack of food for the common man. Aristocratic elites in government, far removed from the struggles of the people (does this sound familiar?), could not understand the economic conditions that propelled desperate men to overthrow their government.

Our government today ... same song, second verse

In 1929 the stock market crashed, wiping out 40 percent of the savings of the American investor. By 1933, stock was a fifth the value of what it was in 1929. Bread lines became the common desperate picture of American citizens during that time.

In 2008, the stock market dropped over 18% and 15 banks failed. By March 2009, the Dow Jones had dropped 54% from its peak in October 2007. Since then, we have seen an erratic market that threatens to crash at a moment's notice. Entire countries, not just banks and institutions, are declaring bankruptcy amid anarchy and citizen protestors. Streets are burning and angry mobs march against the public leaders that have allowed this to happen.

In the United States, we're seeing groups begin to loosely converge on Wall Street, Main Street, and every street in major metropolitan areas. While their political ideology may be at odds with the form of free enterprise and government we have enjoyed these last 240 years, they march because they see themselves without a future because of a government that has overspent and overpromised benefits it did not have the money to fund.

And so, normal citizens around the world find themselves face to face with potential anarchy. Those of us who have prepared will not be as affected, but you have to think of all the things that you could lose in a potential world of civil unrest. To say it can't happen is to deny the very evidence that is right before your eyes.

And the first thing that will go will be bread... and gravy.

People are surprisingly industrious. They can find plants and vegetation to grind up into flour. Cat tails are said to make wonderful flour for baking, even though the process is much more tedious than harvesting and milling wheat, oats, or corn. Beans of all types can be ground into flour and used for making breads, coatings for meat, sweets, and yes... even gravy!

However, pounding these babies in a mortar and pestle would be a little time consuming. Getting a couple of rocks to grind cornmeal would probably be cause for an uprising by the resident cook! The only way to take advantage of all those stores of wheat berries, corn, and what you're growing in your garden is a grinder.

Introducing the newest offering from Solutions From Science

Solutions From Science has been out there from day one, bringing to their customers the tools, equipment, and knowledge that they'll need to live a life separate from the grid. And as they've looked around for products, as they've developed products in house, their concern was not just how could they help people survive...it was how do we help people live? How do we help them have gravy?

You do it with the Junior Grain Mill. It's a pretty big claim to call your product "The World's Best," but after you use the Junior Grain Mill, we think you'll have to agree that it is the perfect product when it comes to price and quality.

For years hand grain mills have been one of two things... cheap and poor performing or expensive and perform great. There was never anything in the middle that a greater pool of customers could afford. However, the Junior Hand Grain Mill crashes through that wall with high quality, versatility, and affordability to beat out the competition. You can create super fine flour for baking (and gravy!) or you can grind coarse cracked grains for cereal. By simply swapping the stone heads for the stainless steel burr heads, you can make delicious peanut butter (or other nut butters!), you can grind flax or other oily, wet grains, and you can grind herbs, spices, soy beans, and other legumes.

You can even grind fresh coffee!

Even if the power is out, the Junior Hand Grain Mill still performs. The mill is made from powder-coated metal, making it easy to wash and clean up. The hopper is large, holding over one quart of whatever you're grinding, and the octagon shape makes it easy to fill. And because it's a one-piece construction, you don't have to worry about the hopper coming off during milling the way other hand models are prone to do.

The Junior Hand Grain Mill adjusts from coarse to pastry-fine flour with just a touch of the dial. It mills all hard and soft grains and legumes, including herbs and spices. Its revolutionary design with the sturdy one piece I Beam Uni-Body Mill, with the heavy duty bearings, solid steel shaft auger, and heavy double post clamp means years of performance. Don't let the "Junior" in the name fool you - this high quality machine isn't little in anything. It's the easiest hand machine to clean and store, grinds the freshest, finest flour in seconds, and is simple and easy to operate.

Don't let the "Junior" in the name fool you - this high quality machine isn't little in anything. It's the easiest hand machine to clean and store, grinds the freshest, finest flour in seconds, and is simple and easy to operate.

If you have to make it through life off the grid, do you want to just survive or do you want to live? Click here to order your Junior Hand Grain Mill today, and make sure you're never in a position to be without gravy!