Week 1 - The Long Haul

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Dear Sisters,   This week there are two tasks:   1. Get some stickers, round ( say with a 3/4 - 1 inch diameter) or rectagular (like file labels) that you can write on. We will be placing a sticker with an expiration date on each thing we add to our year long storage. Choose a color you will notice, because when you rotate it out to use, you will need to immediately repurchase it for the year storage. 2. Identify a place in your home where you will be storing your year's supply. 3. First thing to add this week: SALT. There are debates as to whether it should be iodized or plain. You are welcome to read the debates on the internet, but ultimately the choice is yours.   We will be trying to keep the budget each week at about $5 for every 2 people in your family. (For a family of 4 the budget will be $10 a week, etc.) To give you an idea of pricing, Walmart has a deal where if you buy 24 containers of salt (1 lb 10 oz per container) you get them for 89 cents a container.   So, this week, the goal is to purchase 5 containers of salt for every 2 people in your family, put a sticker on each container with the expiration date, and put it in your identified storage place.  And know, dear sisters that YE are the salt of the earth!   Happy Salt hunting.