Hi there,

We wanted to say a quick thank you to all our newsletter/checklist subscribers who sent us such nice feedback about our last newsletter "17 Ways to Use a Wheat Grinder ".  It was a fun list to compile and reminded us of all the new foods we've tried over the last five years.  In case you didn't see it come through your email, you can click that link and get to it again!

We also wanted to give notice about a sale that just came up on Lindon Farms Freeze-Dried Fruit Buckets. The sale only goes through May 21st so we wanted to get the info out to you asap.  We also give some great tips on how to USE your freeze-dried fruits at the bottom of the email so make sure to scroll down.  Enjoy!

SALE DETAILS

The Lindon Farms 300 Serving Fruit Bucket is on sale for $20 off our everyday low prices until May 21st:

• Retail price:  $300.00 
• Our regular price:  $250.00 
• SALE PRICE:  $230.00 (That's $20 OFF and FREE SHIPPING)  
• Price valid until May 21st (sale is on the 300 Serving Fruit Bucket only)

Click here for more information or to purchase your discounted buckets!

ABOUT LINDON FARMS FRUIT BUCKETS

Lindon Farms Freeze Dried Fruits come in mylar bags inside sealed buckets providing high quality, freshness, and great taste. With a shelf life up to 20 years sealed and stored in a cool, dry environment it is perfect for your long term storage. Opened pouch shelf life is up to 6 months.  Each fruit variety comes in it's own pouch allowing you to open one while retaining the longer shelf life on the others.

Freeze Dried Fruit Bucket Contents:

• Sliced Strawberries
• Sliced Bananas
• Sliced Peaches
• Diced Apples
• Whole Raspberries
• Whole Blueberries

6 EASY WAYS TO USE YOUR FREEZE-DRIED FRUITS

At Food Storage Made Easy, we are strong advocates of using your food storage on a regular basis so that you can rotate through it, as well as learn how to use it in your regular cooking.  So to help you out with that, here is a list of ways we like to use our freeze dried fruit.  If you decide to order some, hopefully this will give you some tips :)

SNACKING:

We love to just eat the fruit straight. Our kids eat them instead of fruit snacks, and they are a much healthier snack than many other alternatives.

BAKING:

Adding freeze dried fruits to baking is so easy. You can add them to muffins, pies and more. Check out how Jodi made a Blackberry pie for her husband using freeze dried blackberries.  Jodi also used some freeze dried fruits in her famous  4th of July Patriotic Jello

CEREALS:

Try adding some of your freeze dried fruits to oatmeal, cereals, pancakes or any other breakfast foods. Most of the time we just add the fruit dry and let the liquid of the cereals hydrate the fruits.

SYRUPS/JAMS:

Freeze dried fruit is great for making syrups and jams. When you get to the bottom of your number 10 can, and you have some freeze dried fruit powder, consider using it to make your own quick jams like this.

DRESSINGS:

We've even used freeze dried fruit in salad dressings. They are really nice to have when you aren't looking to buy certain fruits out of season like raspberries.  To see how we used it in a salad dressing, scroll down on this great post about Using your Food Storage.

SMOOTHIES:

One of our favorite ways to use freeze dried fruit is in smoothies. It's fun to add a whole assortment of fruits to any smoothie and because they are dry, you can use ice as the liquid and make them nice and cold without having the water from the fruit as well. This makes a thicker smoothie. 

So there you have it. Hopefully this will give you some extra ideas on how to enjoy your FRUIT BUCKETS!