Archive for "Perishables"

Sustainable Canning Jars

Weck Canning Jar picture 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 …


Canning Meat

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Photo 1: Regular cooked ground beef

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Photo 2: Making Meatballs for the second try.

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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 …


Bottled Butter: My First Try

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And it was successful! :D

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 …


Eggs In The Pantry

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 …


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