“Use it up, Wear it out, Make it Do, or Do without!”

Brigham Young was often quoted as saying, “Use it up, Wear it out, Make it Do, or Do without!” Moreover he taught the Saints to be resourceful and self-reliant.

“Never consider that you have bread enough around you to suffer your children to
waste a crust or a crumb of it. If a man is worth millions of bushels of wheat
and corn, he is not wealthy enough to … sweep a single kernel of it into the
fire; let it be eaten by something and pass again into the earth, and thus
fulfill the purpose for which it grew. Remember it, do not waste anything, but
take care of everything.” (DBY, 292).

It is as true today as it was over 150 years ago, We must be resourceful. Now is the time of year when, if you planted a garden you are getting a harvest coming on, and if you are lucky, your neighbors' gardens are ready too! Take some time to try a few new things, don't let this summer of plenty go to waste. Can, dehydrate, preserve, and use that harvest. Check out some great recipes from the food storage club and be a little daring, after all it is much better to try a recipe and have it not work out, than to wait until you have to use it someday and find out it is not a winner.