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15 Ways to Prep with Holiday Leftovers
One of the best things about holidays is getting together with family and having a huge feast. If you are of the frugal mindset, sometimes it can be overwhelming to spend all that money for just one meal. Instead of eating endless meals of leftovers until you never want toRead the Rest…
Mason Jar Meals: “Fast Food” for Preppers
I’ve mentioned this before, but it bears repeating – canning is the perfect way to provide “fast food” for preppers. Last night we got home from 2 days of traveling. We were tired and hungry. It was so nice to pop a lid off a jar and heat up aRead the Rest…
How to Can Pork and Beans
Beans are a prepper pantry staple, but they take a long time to cook! This is fine in normal circumstances – you just need to plan ahead, soak them, and let them simmer for a few hours. However, in a disaster situation, this can be easier said than done. I’veRead the Rest…
Chicken Needs Noodles Soup
If your family craves homemade chicken noodle soup when they are under the weather reach for this instead of the familiar red and white can. When you can your own soup, you know that you aren’t feeding your family deadly neurotoxins in the form of MSG, which is present inRead the Rest…
Home-canned Ham
In a totally different stratosphere from Spam, the cans of flaked ham and the big pear-shaped cans of ham that you get from the grocery store, is home-canned ham. At Christmas I got a spiral-cut, naturally cured ham. It was pricy, but very delicious. I baked it in a niceRead the Rest…
Canning the Christmas Turkey
Get the most bang for your turkey bucks by using every last bit of your bird. Instead of eating turkey until you can’t stand the thought of more poultry, break out the pressure canner and put it away! You can put the folks at Campbells Soup to shame by makingRead the Rest…
How to Can Your Own Recipes
Canning recipes are great to have but they aren’t absolutely necessary. Now, the GMO Food and Drug Pushers Administration might disagree, but I firmly believe that if you have a grasp on food safety principals and canning basics, that you can preserve your own recipes. You need to follow theRead the Rest…
The Canning Manifesto
A lot of people look at my canning projects and they shake their heads. “Why would you work that hard when you can just go to the grocery store?” The list of reasons is long and distinguished. Most of all, I want our food to actually be food. I don’tRead the Rest…
Canning 101: Altitude Adjustment
My canning friends, sometimes we have to look at our situations and say to ourselves, “I need an altitude adjustment.” It’s all science, like so much of canning is. At sea level, and up to 1000 feet above sea level, water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. However, once you getRead the Rest…
Canning 101: Jar Prep
Your preserved food is only as safe and sanitary as the vessels you put it into. An important step that must not be overlooked is sanitizing and preparing the jars, lids and rings. There are several methods for this. The Dishwasher Method If you have a dishwasher, this is easy. Read the Rest…