Evaporated Milk (Milnot)

Evaporated milk is a wonderful thing to store. Since the milk does not store for great lengths of time it's important to rotate it regularly. Following are some recipes to help rotate your evaporated milk.
If you would like to add some of your favorite Milnot recipes, you are welcome to add them to the comments.

Pumpkin Dump Dessert (Dumpkin)

Version #1
29 oz. can pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1 can Milnot
3 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon cinnamon
1 yellow cake mix
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup pecans, chopped

Version #2
29 oz. can pumpkin
2 cups sugar
1 can Milnot
4 eggs
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 yellow cake mix
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup pecans, chopped

Mix first six ingredients in a large bowl.
Pour into a greased 9X13 pan/dish.
Sprinkle cake mix over the top evenly. DO NOT MIX.
Sprinkle pecans evenly over the cake mix. DO NOT MIX.
Drizzle the melted butter over the top. DO NOT MIX.
Bake 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
Serve with ice cream or whipped topping.

Cheesecake

1 1/2 cup sugar
1-8 oz. cream cheese
1-3 oz. lemon jello
1 c. hot water
1 can Milnot, chilled
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Blend sugar with cream cheese. Dissolve jello in hot water. Cool slightly, then mix with cream cheese/sugar and whip, add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Pour into a prepared graham cracker crust.

Ribbon Salad

1-3 oz. orange jello
1-3 oz. lemon jello
1-3 oz. lime jello
1 can milnot

Dissolve orange jello in 3/4 cup warm water; then add 3/4 cup milnot. Pour into a 9X13 dish. Chill until congealed.

Dissolve lemon jello in 3/4 cup warm water. Add 3/4 cup cool water. Pour over congealed orange jello. Chill until congealed.

Dissolve lime jello in 3/4 cup warm water. Add 3/4 cup cool water, then 3/4 cup milnot. Pour over lemon congealed jello. Chill until congealed.

Cut into squares.

Store: Milnot, jello

Chili Cheese Tots

Layer in a casserole dish
1 can Chili with Beans
1 small can sliced olives
Chopped Chilies to your liking (optional)
1 can Cheddar Cheese Soup

Top with a layer of frozen tator tots

Cover and Bake at 350 degrees until hot and bubbly (about 40-50 minutes).

Store: Canned chili with beans, cheddar cheese soup, sliced olives, chopped chilies

Southwestern Vegetarian Casserole

1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoons olive oil
1-15 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
1-15 oz. can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1-15 oz. can corn, drained
1-15 oz. can pinto beans, drained
1-15 oz. can black beans, drained
egg noodles, cooked
Parmesan cheese

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until transparent. Add tomatoes, spices, corn and beans. Simmer on low heat 20 minutes. Serve on bed of egg noodles. Top with Parmesan cheese.

Store: Pinto beans, black beans, diced tomatoes, corn, noodles

Turkey Garblors

1 15-16 oz. can of garbanzo beans (chick peas)
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped (or dried minced onion)
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Stuffing, unprepared
1 egg, beaten
1 5 oz. can of Hormel Turkey (optional)
oil

Rinse and drain the beans. In a blender, chop or blend the beans until a paste. Transfer to a bowl and add the onion, seasoning, and salt and pepper. I like to mix with my hands to ensure the beans are all broken up. Add the stuffing mix and egg and mix well. If dry add a little more egg.

Form the mixture into 6 patties. Heat 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil in a skillet until hot. Add patties and cook on each side until brown. Cook on a medium heat so that the onion cooks long enough to soften and cook.

Serve with gravy and mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and don't forget the cranberry sauce/jelly!

Note: Canned Campbells Turkey gravy is only 25 calories for 1/4 cup serving and has no cholesterol and no trans fat!

You can delete the canned turkey. This was adapted from a vegan recipe with no turkey.

Store: garbanzo beans, canned turkey, stuffing mix, canned gravy, cranberry jelly

See the Light

When storing food for emergencies, don't forget non-food items too.
If an emergency, such as unemployment or a local, regional, or national disaster should occur where there could be commodities shortages, go through the house and remove all light bulbs to the minimum. Wrap the unneeded bulbs in newspaper and store in a safe place for future use. Take nothing fore-granted. Go through your home and think about what you would hate to live without and store those items.

Just add water...

When storing foods, don't think you have to store all things necessary to make everything by scratch. Save yourself a lot of headache by storing "nearly-ready-to-serve" items that only require water for preparation. You will not only save yourself time in planning what to store, but in preparation time also. In addition, you will save space. They are easy to rotate because we use them and these products are yummy and include many comfort foods.