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Tattler Lids For those of you with experience using these I have a couple questions. Do you use your regular metal rings to hold the lid on while canning? How well do the gaskets hold up? What is the best way to store the rings? Do you heat them before placing them on jars? Can you use them...

How to preserve sandwich as trail food? :confused: I'm not looking for mid-long term preservation, as long it's could last for a week would suffice. I'm currently thinking on putting the sandwich in Mylar bag with food grade oxygen absorber but I haven't try it (I truly hate spoil any food even...

I canned chicken broth the other day and encountered 2 problems. I have been canning for 30 to 40 years and have never had a major problem. After processing, I like to hear the ping of the jars sealing. Bbbbuuuuutttt! I had 7 quart jars just out of the canner and there were more pings than...

Well, it's that time of the year again. One of the things that has always signified fall to me is the smell of apples. Living in central Pennsylvania, orchards are very prevalent. Most every year as a child, my family and I would go to a orchard, and pick our own apples. Usually we have some...

I started out dehydrating potato slices, because they are a cheap staple food. However, I find I don't like the taste of them or how they cook up, say, in stews and soups. When I rehydrate them and make mashed potatoes, they have absolutely no taste. That being said, I find I really like the...

Lets say the scenario is long term survival, and we eventually run out of canning jar lids. Since you're only supposed to use them once, how do you plan to continue canning food at home after the supply runs out? I've thought of dipping the tops them in beeswax after canning. I've even...

I know it's been talked about and rehashed over and over again about using a dry food mix or freeze dried foods that can be reconstituted. But what about keeping good food cold, or if the SHTF you're going to need somewhere to store foraged goods or grown goods. Assuming the power is out...

I just picked up a Nesco fd-27 food dehydrator at a 2nd hand shop for $8. It has 5 trays and one of the first things I want to play with is making beef jerky. I have a few questions before I get started. My dehydrator doesn' t have a temp selector but the fan is on top of the unit. I also...

Hey guys, I recently wrote an ebook on food preservation and storage, and I'm planning on selling it online for some extra cash. But before I do so, I need some feedback on the ebook itself, both from food preservation newbies and "experts". I also made a computer program for Windows to help...