Canning & Preserving

A Healthy Gut Is Your Key to Good Health and Survival

February 8, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Robin S This article is about the benefits of sauerkraut for a healthy gut flora, which in turn means a strengthened immune system. Most folks do not have healthy gut flora because of the foods we eat, medications, bad water, pollution etc. Most [...]

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Canned butter: How to make your own

October 31, 2011

A guest post by Martine L [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] Post removed [...]

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You can safely and easily can your own meat

October 17, 2011

A guest post by Repair Mama [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] Home canning [...]

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Canning Over An Open Fire

March 21, 2011

Has anyone tried canning over an open fire? How did you set it up and are there any recommendations or thing to avoid? Burt, My grandmother used to can over an open fire in a metal 55 gallon drum that had been cut in half down the center with supporting legs welded underneath. She would [...]

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Safe Survival Canning

February 9, 2011

This is a guest post by Bonnie of Opportunity Farm Eastern WA As a long-time Master Food Preserver, I applaud the recent interest in canning for long-term survival. However, I am appalled at the recklessness of those who think that anything that is commercially canned can be safely canned at home. People who post instructions [...]

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Colonial Food Preparation and Preservation Quick Tips

December 20, 2010

Quest Post by Adam (elt2jv) Inspired by recent posts about food preservation, I contacted Frank Clark, Director of Food Preparation at Colonial Williamsburg, a historic preservation museum where traditional Colonial era skills and traditions are preserved and demonstrated. The following paraphrases and condenses our correspondence: Colonial era food preservation included salt curing and smoking, pickling, and [...]

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4 Unique Ways to Preserve Food

December 13, 2010

Guest Post by Jason Akers - 4 Unique Ways to Preserve Food I’ve always maintained that when times get hard a lot of us who are prepared for it won’t struggle as hard as the rest to get food. However, a lot of us who do prepare learn to can and dehydrate and as long as [...]

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Canning and Preserving Your Own Harvest

October 15, 2009

I’m thinking about ordering Carla Emery’s book Canning and Preserving Your Own Harvest: An Encyclopedia of Country Living Guide – but wanted to get readers options first. Do any of you have this book? How would you rate it? Good points? Bad points? Thank you for your help…

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Correction: Removing the rings from stored canning jars

October 12, 2009

by Frugal Canner Important correction: Marion C., an old friend of 20 odd years and serious canner, just called to remind me of the importance of removing canning rings from jars after canning. The purpose of the ring is to hold the lid down on top of the jar ring while processing. Once jars begin [...]

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What You Should Know About Reusing Canning Jar Lids

September 4, 2009

I have a good stock of new canning lids and jars, but have always wondered about reusing the lids. I remember my grandmother reusing the lids but had no idea how she did it. She was well versed in the “old ways” gardening, preserving and raising small livestock. I’m sure I could learn a thing [...]

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Recommendations on Canning and Preserving Books

August 1, 2009

For the first time this year I planned a garden. I didn’t think I could do it but I gave it a try and it grew. Now I have more produce than I know what do do with. My question is are there any good books on canning and preserving that you would recommend for a [...]

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Preserving the Harvest

June 19, 2009

With harvest time just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about canning, freezing and drying what you have grown. Below are some great resources to help you get started… Tools for Harvest and Preservation.The list of Harvesting tools is a very simple and short list. All you need are your hands, a pair [...]

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Food Drying

February 28, 2009

Food Drying summited by Anonymous Drying is the oldest method of preserving food. Through- out history, the sun, the wind, and a smokey fire were used to remove water from fruits, meats, grains, and herbs. By definition, food dehydration is the process of removing water from food by circulating hot airthrough it, which prohibits the [...]

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Junkyard Vacuum Canner

February 1, 2009

Thanks James for this excellent idea.You have probably read or heard of all the advantages of vacuum canning and seen the ads for the poly bag type canners or the hand pump canners that use a canning jar with a band aid type seal on top. How about a canner made from scrap that you [...]

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