Bouillon Cubes in the Prepper's Pantry

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#6: Bouillon cubes are ideal for the bugout bag.
You'll feel good inside when it's cold outside with a warm broth.
Your bugout bag should contain everything you need to boil
water. When you have a metal container you can give yourself a
boost with a warm bouillon "tea."

  • Bouillon cubes will help hydrate you better than coffee or
    tea can.
  • You can grind the bouillon to season whatever you catch.

#7: Bouillon cubes create a hydrating broth.
A bouillon cube mixed with hot water can make a nourishing
broth to give a boost. Nurse your patients back to health with
the goodness of bouillon to give a perk and hydrated with a
small amount of nourishment. The broth made from the bouillon
cubes is one of the best ways to stay hydrated and it's quick
and easy to digest. Chicken soup is for the soul and for the sick!

A bouillon cube adds the seasoning like the packets that come
in ramen noodles. Imagine the uses beyond soups.

#8: Bouillon cubes are in military rations!
If something is good enough for the military, it's generally good
enough for preppers and such is the case with bouillon cubes.
Because they helped replace salt, bouillon cubes were included
as part of
military rations during World War II. Hard candies or
caramels were also included in military rations because the
balance of sugars and salt helped soliders stay hydrated.

Bouillon cubes are sometimes included in  
Meals Ready to Eat
(MREs) today, but often not as many Americans have forgotten
the goodness of bouillon cubes.

You now have eight good reasons to include bouillon in your
survival plan! In case you're wondering, yes, bouillon made it to
our
famous list of 37 foods to hoard. (Hint: You'll find it is #7.)

What's difference between bouillon, consommé, stock and
broth?
Bouillon is often used as a synonym for broth, but there really
is a difference between bouillon, consommé, stock and broth

  • Bouillon is made by simmering meat, and seasoning it.

  • bouillon cubes are compressed, dehydrated stock that must
    be dissolved to use.

  • broth is the liquid left from cooking, poultry, meat, fish or
    vegetables (and generally does not have a seasoning). If it
    has any seasoning, it's very light.

  • consommé is a clear beef broth is a consommé.

  • stock is one step beyond broth, slowly cooked so as to
    have the water evaporate more.

Bouillon will enhance your soups, stews, sauces, rice dishes,
vegetables, pastas, and any chicken dishes, but they aren't for
everyone. They do contain sodium. People on restricted diets
should find low sodium options.

Happy endings...
Bouillon cubes are shelf stable with no need for refrigeration
and ideal for the prepper's pantry.  Best of all, you can keep
bouillon cubes in the pantry for several years in a cool, dry
pantry. Store bouillon cubes even longer in a
food saver to
reseal them.

Give bouillon cubes a go in your food storage! Now that you're
in the know about bouillon cubes, you should stock up and put
them in your bugout bag.

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Add bouillon cubes to your food storage and bugout bag

Bouillon Cubes in the prepper's pantry.
The humble bouillon cube is a staple of the prepper's pantry. It's
a cube of seasonings made of meat stock and dehydrated
vegetables that will help you put lunch and dinner on the table in
crisis. Since 2016,
happypreppers.com has touted that bouillon
cubes are a shelf-stable, versatile staple and now Food & Wine
agrees.

Food & Wine says chefs love these flavor-packed bouillon cubes
and that "
Bouillon cubes will get you through Quarantine!"

Bouillon cubes are ideal for your long-term food storage because
they require no refrigeration. Unwrap the power of the bouillon
cube in your preps, like the chefs do, with ideas below...

What are Bouillon cubes?
It's not easy to spell bouillon, the French word for delicious soup
prepared from broth. For you Francophiles, the name comes from
the verb "bouillir," which means "to boil." From a bouillon cube
you can make a broth for soups, stews and sauces.

A bouillon cube is a savory block of dried and seasoned stock with
a tad amount of fat. Bouillon made from scratch is a clear,
seasoned broth of stewed meat, poultry, fish or vegetables that
has no solids of the stew. Bouillon is an aromatic blend of herbs
and spices. Seasonings may include carrots, celery, onions and
parsley.

While bouillon can be made of chicken stock, beef stock,
vegetable stock ― you may find some in lamb, ham or even fish
stock.  There are many brands of bouillon on the market, some
saltier than others. You can buy them in bulk or in packs of eight.
If you look hard enough you can find organic bouillon. Americans
are most familiar with the tasty, quick and easy bouillon cubes,
like the popular Chicken Bouillon, from Knorr.
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#2: Bouillon cubes have a long shelf life.
Another reason to stock bouillonc cubes is for the shelf life.
Most bouillon cubes are shelf stable with no need for
refrigeration. You can keep bouillon cubes in the pantry for
several years in a cool, dry pantry, but you can keep them even
longer if you
use a food saver to reseal them.

While the flavor of your bouillon may deteriorate over time, it is
well worth keeping on hand for emergencies. They won't spoil or
go bad, they will just not have as much flavor.

#3: Bouillon cubes are inexpensive.
Bouillon is relatively inexpensive. You'll pay a little more for
organic bouillon made of non-GMO ingredients. Depending on
where you live, they may cost up to .25 cents a cube. You can
buy a high-quality bouillon for under $2 for 8 cubes at the
grocery store.

At the time of this writing, the Knorr brand of bouillon cubes
above was $19.34 and with free shipping on Prime for 100
cubes. That works out to about .19 cents a cube, which would
be well worth the price in an economic depression where you
could provide a "meaty" flavoring to enhance meals.

#4: Bouillon cubes will save you time.
Bouillon cubes are time saving. Making bouillon is a
time-honored tradition for patient cooks who have time to
watch the stew! Thankfully, the convenience of bouillon cubes
means you save yourself some time.

#5: Bouillon cubes will make savory dishes.
Bouillon cubes help to make bland foods more flavorful -- and
even the pickiest of kids will eat it. Vegetarians can eat it too.
It's a savory addition to your food storage for rice, beans, pasta
and potatoes.

Many classic recipes rely on bouillon cubes, such as Spanish rice
or Mexican rice. Add noodles to your bouillon broth and you
made your own ramen.
Rapunzel vegetable bouillon

Why stock bouillon cubes?
Bouillon cubes in the prepper's pantry are essential. There are
many reasons to stock bouillon in the pantry and even your
bugout bag:

#1: Bouillon cubes are extremely versatile.
Bouillon is a versatile pantry item to add flavor to your dishes.
These little cubes are full of flavor! Give them a try in your
cooking.

Here are some of the many reasons to stock bouillon cubes in
the prepper's pantry:
  1. Flavor rice, pasta or potatoes by adding bouillon to the
    water in cooking.
  2. Season meats with bouillon cubes!
  3. Use bouillon as a base to make gravies and sauces.
  4. Drink bouillon as a nourishing "tea" (think of it as a quick
    soup).
  5. Add bouillon to vegetables to give an added  boost of
    flavor.
  6. Create your homemade stews using bouillon as a starter.
  7. Food & Wine shows you how to make soup in a blender!
  8. Toss in bouillon cubes to your slow cooker meals.
  9. Add more flavor to casseroles or your favorite recipe.

Below are the simple instructions for how to make a delicious
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