[/caption] Recently I have received some questions from some beginning preppers on what is an oxygen absorber and how you use it. They are variations of a small bag filled with iron powder and a salt […]
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[/caption] My wife is a scrounge she finds free foods all over the place. I think she knows where every fruit tree within 10 miles is located and who owns it (slight exaggeration). However, she
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The last few days my wife has been drying lemons and oranges. She has two dehydrators running, a Excalibur which she loves and an old Ronco 10 tray, which she dislikes. She slices the lemon
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Yesterday, I was given a can of powdered milk that was produced by Sam Andy about 30 years ago. Being interested in long-term storage foods, I had to open it and do a taste test.
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The following is a list put out by a survivor of hurricane Sandy on things that he learned. Most of the list I agree with, there are a couple of things I disagree with, like
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Cheese waxing is a subject that I frequently see come up on the internet. This is a subject that causes me real concern. I understand the desire to wax your own cheese for long-term storage. However,
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[/caption] Last week we were given some #10 cans of wheat that had been packed in the 1970’s without the use of any oxygen absorbers. This wheat had not been stored under the best conditions, the
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I see posts on the internet about preventing the growth of bugs in grains and other dry food storage. One method that is widely mentioned is freezing your products for several days prior to canning.
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[/caption] The other day one of our reader suggested that we do a blog on the Jarbox. I first discovered the Jarbox at a Preparedness Store in our area and have been using one for
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[/caption] The other day we found a very old can of honey in my storage. Somehow, it had gotten pushed into a corner. Anyway, it was a metal can, now metal cans have a bad
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