Food Preservation

Whether you’re growing your own veggies or buying them fresh from the store or the local farmers market, freezing what you don’t use is a great way to prevent waste or to make sure you have some on hand when they are out of season. Luckily, pretty much all veggies can be frozen successfully. However, […]

There is hardly anything more wonderful than a piece of perfectly ripe fruit. The only downside is you have such precious little time to enjoy it before it spoils…. but, if you freeze your fruit you’ll have many extra months in which to eat it. This is perfect for maximizing the returns on your own

Raisins are a staple food throughout North America and elsewhere in the world. Simple, wholesome, sweet, and as useful in recipes as they are as a standalone snack. Raisins have a lot going for them. Raisins also make for pretty good survival food, both as carried rations and as long shelf life fare at home.

Sugar is one of those kitchen staples that we often take for granted… It’s always there, sitting in our pantries or cabinets, waiting to be used in our next baked dessert, spooned into a cup of coffee, or making a delicious pitcher of sweet tea. But some folks assert that sugar can spoil when kept

Native Americans – they were the ultimate survivalists. Their lifestyle was such that they made everything that they needed. They were farmers, extraordinarily efficient hunters, and experienced foragers. By October and early November every year, they had harvested most of their cultivated crops. However, the hardest part was preserving the food for the coming winter

I know I have thrown away a lot of cornmeal in my young and dumb years. I have wasted a lot! But the cornmeal I have thrown out was never due to expiry dates, it was always because of mealworms. If stored in the correct conditions, your cornmeal can stay fresh for more than 10

It is believed that Romanians were the first to start smoking meat to make it last longer way back in the 1800s. Since then, as technology and knowledge have improved, smoking meat has become a cross between art and science. If you want to give it a go, one question you may be wondering is:

Ah, the frustration! You purchase milk, go home, and the next morning when you make yourself a cup of tea, and – the milk immediately curdles when it comes in contact with the hot water. At least if that happens it gives you a little warning. A cup of tea that looks perfectly fine can

Properly storing meat is crucial if you want to preserve it for later consumption. Most people nowadays have a refrigerator in their kitchens. Unfortunately, technology can, and does, fail occasionally. If your fridge fails, it usually means you lose the contents; this can be a serious problem. With that in mind, how can you store