valereee

We don't own any guns. I do know how to shoot -- had a boyfriend way back who owned a couple of guns and taught me to use them -- but I never wanted one in the house while the kids were small, and now that they're teens (in the past six months our high school has experienced two suicides and two attempts) I'm still not sure I want one. We live in out in the 'burbs of a large Midwestern city and feel pretty secure -- there's no crime to speak of in our town -- but I would probably buy a gun if we lived in a more remote area, and I may buy one eventually after the kids have left the nest. The dh is not into preparedness, and I'm not sure he's ever shot a gun. He might roll his eyes a little if I decided to buy one^_^, but he mostly is glad someone in the family thinks about things like preparedness. In general, as far as preparedness is concerned, he thinks I'm going a little overboard with the 50-pound sacks I ask him to take down to the basement for me so I can put them into mylar-lined buckets, but he doesn't dismiss it.

But there are also other things to do with wheat flour when the power is out, too -- you can make flatbreads on any cooking surface. My husband is giving me a grinder for my birthday, and I'm trying to decide what I want. I want to be able to use it without power, and I'd like it to be versatile enough to do various grinds. I also want it to be fixable, so the fewer parts the better. I'd love any suggestions! Val

20 years is pretty good! What brand did you have?

'Wheat berries' also refers to the whole, raw wheat kernel.