food preparation

Hi everyone! I'm a new prepper and I tried my hand at some dry canning. It was super easy and I had fun with it. But I'm wondering how long these food items will last now that their in jars? I dry canned rice, beans, pasta, jerky, nuts, and dry dog and cat food. Thanks for the advise!

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I came across some 9 cent seedless watermelons at my local farmer's market and I'm itching to do something with them (haven't bought any yet). These things are HUGE and there is no way that hubby and I will finish a quarter before it goes bad. Currently I primarily dry fruits and veggies from...

Check this out.......MEAT GLUE, if you are a vegetarian this will not apply to you Here's your cheap steak

I got a old apple peeler but got tired a corin an slicin so I could dry em. Then I found this: Norpro apple peeler, corer an slicer Does it all in one, it will also just peel, will peel an core er peel, core an slice. Only thing I don't like be the suction base, but I found I can live with...

Found an archived website with literally 100's of sausage recipes. It is a non active archived page, so save it, or at least the recipes, hard telling how long it will be available. Hope it comes in handy for you, Enjoy...

Stumbled upon this old, but very extensive book about food preservation. It was written in 1918, by William V. Cruess and goes into pretty good detail about preserving and drying food, making vinegars, and salting and pickling. Plus it has a full section of recipes for all the preserving methods...

rose hips ... they are a good source of Vitamin C also ... From Dr. Weil's website: "Rose hips have a very high vitamin C content, providing even more than citrus fruits. During World War II, when citrus imports were limited, rose hips became quite popular in Britain where they were used to...

does anyone know how long canned biscuit last without refrigeration Thanks

Feelin a bit under the weather taday, so hung round the house. Made up a batch a hard tack ta store, used: 2 Cup flour 1 Cup Water (actually more) 1 tsp salt 2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp greek seasonin Mixed it all tagether until the dough weren't real sticky, rolled out ta 3/8 inch thick an cut...

Where can I get food grade bulk salt? How do I store bulk salt and what is a reasonable price?

HI, I'd like to get everyone's thoughts on the quality of food we put in our food supply. I see a direct relationship between the kind of food we eat and our health. That's not a radical thought by any means. My own philosophy on how to keep a family healthy is to feed them as close to natural...

I had a wild thought the other day. I wonder if one canned cookin oil, how much longer would it last? Dangerous when I get ta thinkin sometimes.

One of the best dehydrating video series I've found - Enjoy!

Nettle season isn't too far away in some areas so I thought it would be a good time to upload some footage from last year. This video is a bit long (ten minutes) and covers a lot of detail of harvest and cooking for folks that might harvest and eat nettles for the first time. YouTube -...

Tonight's dinner. Home-made hamburger buns (one sliced, the other about to be), home-canned hamburgers and home-canned cheese. I could have re-hydrated some of the onions and tomato slices I dried this fall, and put those on it too. The ketchup and mustard (not shown) were store bought, I...

How to Can Your Own Butter!! (liquified just-canned butter) Canned butter can last 3-4 years 1. Make your own butter or you can use any butter that is on sale. Lesser quality butter requires more shaking (see #5 below), but the results are the same as with the expensive brands. 2. Heat...

Are there any suggestions in storing yeast long term? I searched and saw the life is 1 year frozen, but what other ways are there to store or to ensure you have some for the future?

I pride myself on being a pretty good cook and a better baker but my sourdough starter has me stumped. :scratch It smell great ... proofs nicely ... tastes wonderful ... has a nice rich crumb but the crust is always hard as a rock. I have tried steam, spritzing, brushing with beaten egg ... all...

I googled around looking for a recipe to make dried beef. I found this http://stores.homestead.com/TCurley/images/store_version2/Dried%20Beef.PDF It looks promising, but... I am not sure how shelf stable that recipe would be. We love dried chipped beef for SOS and other things, but it is so...