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Issue #96

November/December, 2005

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DEPARTMENTS

6 Publisher's Note

7 Editorial:
If you want to survive an emergency, look to yourself, not the Government

70 Ask Jackie:
Finding wild rice seeds, growing great tomatoes, tomato sauce, canning smoked salmon, pecans, dill, powdered eggs, pickling garlic, etc.

30 Ayoob on Firearms:
SOCOM-16: This rugged descendant of the military's renowned M-14 may be the ultimate "ranch rifle."

68 Irreverent joke page

81 Claire goes to the movies

83 Letters

90 Classified ads (pdf)

90 Classified advertising form

93 Advertiser Index

94 BHM anthologies, CD-ROMs, & books

95 The last word

96-97 Order form/Subscription Info

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ABOUT THE COVER

This issue's cover recalls a theme from our Issue No. 13 cover back in January/February 1992. It's the same woman in the same house. The calendar on the wall in the Issue No. 13 cover was for 1908, and this one, 13 years later, is for 1921. The cat doesn't look like it's aged much in the 13 years. Don Childers drew both covers. He used Sears, Roebuck's 1908 and 1927 catalogues for some specifics, and he was working on the current cover on his 75th birthday. Don has worked for BHM for 16 years.

FEATURES

Building and tools

8 Towers By David Lee
Build a tower! Improve your view, add to your property's value, or just get closer to heaven.

55 Build a top-bar bee hive By Jarrett D. Kelly
Simple and convenient for you, and cozy for the bees.

Alternative energy

19 Need more gas mileage? By Jeffrey R. Yago, P.E., CEM
With gas prices fast approaching the cost of an elegant dinner, learn about some fuel-efficient alternatives.

Self-reliance

24 10 country do's and don'ts By Julie Crist
Ready to make the big country move? Here is a bit of advice from one who has been there.

26 Teaching the joy of reading By Amy Peare

28 Preparing for home evacuation By Kelly McCarthy
Think you are prepared for a disaster? Here is advice on what to bring and what to leave behind.

62 Starting over: Part 7 By Jackie Clay
While work progresses on the log home, Jackie hauls out her canning equipment for the first time in a year.

76 Ice dams on roofs By Tom Kovach

78 Hibernation By Tom and Joanne O'Toole

80 Frostbite: Don't flirt with this sneaky danger ByTom and Joanne O'Toole

Food and recipes

36 Take the chill out of winter By Linda Gabris
It is soup and hot drinks weather. Savor a bowl of hearty grain soup, topped off with a delicious homemade hot beverage.

46 Make your own nut butters By Sylvia Gist

48 Shiitake mushrooms By Linda Gabris
Linda takes the mystery out of growing and preparing these delightful mushrooms

52 Burghul, the noblest food achieved by wheat By Habeeb Salloum
Not familiar with burghul? Find out about this remarkable cereal that is chock-full of nutrients.

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