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Sustainable Canning Jars

I got a pressure canner for Christmas 2010 and for the last 9 months I’ve been canning meat almost weekly. Sometimes I’ll do 3 batches in one day so I’ll have a month’s …

Bulk Food Storage Tips and Ideas

So today is a small grocery shopping day and I organized my pantry, then got to thinking about food storage, rotation and various other related things.

The above picture is what I think of as my “back pantry.” It holds primarily bulk goods and extras — flour, …

Whole Wheat Bread Rolls

I cook a lot. Or what might seem like a lot to most people I like to experiment with cooking from my pantry and food storage so that I know exactly how to use everything if I ever need to rely on it. Besides cooking …

Canning Meat

Photo 1: Regular cooked ground beef

Photo 2: Making Meatballs for the second try.

Photo 3: Left to Right: Chicken (raw packed), Ground Turkey Meatballs, Ground Beef Meatballs

I don’t use refrigeration or freezing for my food, so one of …

Canning Dry Beans

My parents in law got me a pressure canner for Christmas and yesterday I canned beans. I have to say I am now hopelessly hooked and in love!

I’ve never seen anyone use a pressure canner before and never used one myself either, but I’ve been studying …

Bottled Butter: My First Try

And it was successful!

Some people call it canning butter but I call it bottling because I’m putting it up in canning jars — glass bottles — to be kept in the pantry.

Butter hasn’t ben on sale lately so I finally broke down and bought …

Beginner Emergency Food Storage

If you’ve been thinking about starting your own grocery stockpile, you probably wonder where to start. The answer varies based on you, your family, and your goals. Many survivalists, preppers and mormons feel the best approach to building up a solid supply of …

Eggs In The Pantry

When you live without refrigeration, you start looking for alternate ways to keep certain types of food. I’ve always been a little confused when people talk about eggs, butter and various fruits or veggies as perishable foods because in my experience that’s not …