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Question on Canning for SHTF
Free Republic ^ | Aug 12, 2017 | Vanity

Posted on 08/12/2017 2:00:52 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom

I either read or dreamed that I read in one of the SHTF preparedness manuals that one of the religious orders usually has a canning facility set up in their halls so members can get ready for the future and save via economy of scale. Was that the Jehova's Witnesses? Can nonbelievers use their facility?


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KEYWORDS: canning; preparedness; prepper; preppers; shtf
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To: Nifster

There’s a ton on any search.


101 posted on 08/19/2017 3:15:45 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bgill

You cited it I am asking for your proof


102 posted on 08/19/2017 5:14:37 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster

https://www.bing.com/search?q=inca+freeze+dried+food&qs=AS&pq=inca+freeze+dr&sc=2-14&cvid=5B00B8681BF248E8A85E9EE12661014A&FORM=QBLH&sp=1


103 posted on 08/19/2017 5:34:00 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bgill

Thanks

Some of the northern tribes used that technique as well. It was a way of providing meats or fish that were transportable

It is nothing like modern freeze drying


104 posted on 08/19/2017 5:59:55 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: SpaceBar

you’re just a ray of sunshine ain’t ya?

If all you’ve got is pickle chips, it’s better than nothing


105 posted on 08/19/2017 7:07:51 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Pollard; All
you can “can” a homemade soup mix with meat. Me and mine been doing it for years. Tomatoes, Potatoes, corn, Lima beans and cooked ground beef. Make that and a pan of cornbread, and you're set.
106 posted on 08/19/2017 7:11:33 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
I am late to the thread and haven't read all the suggestions, however an easy method to preserve food is fermentation.

The approach is helpful if fuel is at a premium or privacy is a concern.

There are many books on Amazon and a simple search will get your friend started. The Paleo movement has pretty much revived this method of storage for a number of reasons. In particular, fermentation maintains the vitamin quality and enzymes in the food.

For more reading: Lactic Acid Fermentation, The Process of Culturing Foods and Drinks.

There are many other resources on the internet. This was the primary method of putting food away prior to the modern era. There are temp and light chart guides for safe storage.
107 posted on 08/19/2017 7:22:00 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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To: DuncanWaring
"Maybe you can get your son to freeze-dry you some water."

:) Now that would be a pretty tough job..

108 posted on 08/20/2017 4:23:30 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: Shadowstrike

I just pressure can the meat in broth and when I want fresh soup, pull a can off the shelf, put it on the stove to heat for its required 20 minutes, add the fresh veggies at the time.

That way the quality of the veggies is not compromised as it is when you pressure can them.


109 posted on 08/20/2017 3:52:33 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: metmom
For all the suggestions I see about essentials, salt is going to be critical for survival and may not be readily available in many locations."

Yeah...that's good one...I forgot all about salt..!

110 posted on 08/20/2017 5:37:07 PM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: Kartographer; Oshkalaboomboom; Tilted Irish Kilt

Kart, How nice to hear from you again. Haven’t seen a post from you in a while. It’s quite a coincidence, as I was just thinking about you this weekend.

TIK, thanks for the ping.

Oshkalboomboom - All of the stuff KART posted is great! One of the other threads had asked about a plan for Nuke or Biological attacks. I posted a link to the LDS manual since it has a great section at the end on that topic. It also is a great little manual for other stuff - only the first few pages deals with some of their history/faith - but skip that if it bothers you.

It also has a month by month plan to get a year’s supply put back - starting with what they consider most important. While I put up most of own stuff, and buy some canned goods on sales.

However, when it came to stocking some things in number 10 cans, I bought them from the LDS online store, because the prices were better than anywhere else-no need to find their cannery, since all the other stuff I could handle on my own.

The exception being milk. I did pick up some Nido from Walmart, but ordered milk from a couple of different places, since the LDS didn’t have milk at that time, and I found some good sales.

In addition, I posted a link to Wendy Dewitts training video on you tube - very enjoyable, funny, and still relevant.

I have a book entitled “Preserving food without freezing or canning” that might be helpful for your friend. However, I must say that my investment in a Pressure canner, Food Dehydrator, and vacuum sealer has more than paid for the investment - I bought cheap equipment too.

The canner I got on sale at Walmart end of season for 60 bucks, and sometimes you can find a used on Ebay for pretty cheap. A cheap dehydrator for about 30 bucks-make sure it has the accessory port attachment area so that you can vacuum seal mason jars. Mine cost about 30 bucks on sale.

A water bath canner can be made out of any stock pot with a lid and deep enough to get about 1.5 - 2 inches of water to cover the jars. You just need to put something in the bottom so that the jars aren’t sitting directly on the pan.

I use the grate that came with my old 5 quart pressure cooker from 1960, and can about 4 jars that way. I’ve read that you can use a towel in the bottom, but have never tried it. Only high acid stuff can be canned this way, but you could pickle all the stuff and then soak it later to get rid of the vinegar.

You cannot preserve meat this way. Meat you can make into jerky by using your oven on low and many other things. Also some stuff can be dried in the sun.

If I had to pick one thing that I use the most - the pressure canner-and I didn’t even think I needed it - Hubby insisted on getting it. After I learned to use it, I love it.

I buy loads of meats on sale and can them. They have the most wonderful taste and more tender than anything I ever cooked even in the crockpot - This meat is edible straight from the can! However, just take this can of meat, a can of mixed veggies, and a can of tomatoes add spices, and you have supper in 10 minutes.

In the summer, I have fresh made chicken salad - not wanting to heat up the kitchen. I highly advise sticking back 10 bucks a month until there’s enough to buy one.

Here’s the links I spoke about:

The Wendy Dewitt video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOLuIApyNPc

(There is a more recent one too - but this is the one with the humor.) There’s a link below the presentation to the blog that has “the book” she refers to.

The LDS Manual:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20859980/LDS%20Preparedness%20Manual.pdf

The LDS on line store:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20859980/LDS%20Preparedness%20Manual.pdf

When the melt down of the market happened in 2008, and the oil prices spiked, I knew that food was going to go up. I had some cash that I was saving for a rainy day, so I stocked up everything that was on sale for several weeks. Buying stuff by the case, with what I estimated we would use in about a year, more for stuff like sugar, and coffee.

We also started a garden, and bought some books on old-time methods. Beyond a year, what to do if the New Madrid Big One hits? Hence the gardening. Vitamin C: We can grow tomatoes, peppers, and Rose Hips-so we planted the Rosa Rugosa which has really big hips, and starting experimenting with tomatoes.

Our climate isn’t too good for growing rice, so I stocked up on that-we don’t eat a lot of it anyway, and I grew winter wheat. We have enough space that we can grow all the wheat we need for a year in the winter, and grow the veggies and stuff in the summer-but we needed a water system for the garden that wouldn’t deplete our well.

And so forth, so as we have stocked up, we have also become a little more self sufficient each year. We were able to stay within our regular budget with out increasing our spending until this year. Inflation finally got us - the 3 year supply of coffee that we bought on sale for half price ran out-and we have to have coffee.

But we are letting the dandelions and wild chickory gorw - roots are coffee substitutes and when we pick our persimmons, we save the seeds as they are another coffee substitute.

All in all, we have vastly improved our diet, because we are eating mostly organic-that we have grown. Cheaper than we could by the pesticide laden stuff-just not always reliable depending on the weather-but we always get a couple of good crops of something and it will last several years, if preserved right.

Good Luck to your friend. Tell her to start by buying the Ball Book of Canning and use any old pot with a lid and some depth, for water bath canning of pickled stuff and high acid stuff. It also gives directions for freezing and dehydrating.

When your friend can, buying a pressure canner-not cooker-is one of the best things to take advantage of big meat sales that happen a couple of times per year. Sometimes I buy stuff and stick it in the freezer, and then can it in the winter time, when I appreciate the extra heat.

That also clears out the freezer for the next summer’s bounty.


111 posted on 08/21/2017 3:14:21 AM PDT by greeneyes
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To: PrairieLady2

That’s interesting. I have never had any issues with the recipes that I have tried from the Ball Book. They have all turned out fine, but then I studied them and only picked out a few main ones to try.

I did have trouble with the manual that came with the cooker, wherein it said to just can the meat with no added water. The next time I added some broth about a quarter of the way in the jar for raw pack meat, and it worked out just right.

Could be a difference in editions or maybe I was just lucky in my picks?


112 posted on 08/21/2017 3:21:22 AM PDT by greeneyes
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

You can can acidic foods, like many fruits and vegetables, in a boiling water canner. Just a big pot will work.

For pressure canning, you can actually get a presto canner for under $100. And I look for canning jars on Craigslist, they are usually plentiful and pretty cheap.

I never heard of a Mormon church having canning equipment available. I think that would be a huge liability. In fact, they don’t even let their members cook in their kitchens. They are only to be used for rewarming items.

Now there are some LDS canning facilities. They usually can their own items for resale though.


113 posted on 08/22/2017 11:51:27 AM PDT by CottonBall (Thank you, Julian)
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To: Terry Mross

Be careful though, they are also big into gun rights.


114 posted on 08/22/2017 11:52:53 AM PDT by CottonBall (Thank you, Julian)
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To: greeneyes

Nice summary, greeneyes!


115 posted on 08/22/2017 11:55:14 AM PDT by CottonBall (Thank you, Julian)
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To: siamesecats

I wouldn’t buy the generic jars Wal-Mart sells. I bought a couple boxes a couple of years ago, and nearly every one of them had hairline cracks in them. Made in China, of course. Ball brand canning jars are still made in USA. They last literally, forever. I don’t know about Mason jars. When I was a kid, my mom saved mayonnaise jars and used them. We never got poisoned, so I guess they were safe. She didn’t have a pressure canner, either. She canned tomatoes, corn and green beans using the boiling water bath method. I know you can open kettle can tomatoes without processing, AS LONG AS THEY’RE NOT LOW ACID tomatoes. But that’s tricky, with all the “new and improved” tomato varieties.


116 posted on 08/22/2017 12:03:36 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative
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To: Viking2002

Freezing’s great, but if we lost power, and you don’t have a generator, you’d be eating and giving away a freezer full of food pdq. (On the other hand, if it’s summer, you could take it all out and sun dry the fruits and veggies, and salt cure and dry the meat and fish. Indians did it with everything, for eons. Good exercise, too, for whoever gets to fan flies while you’re working.)


117 posted on 08/22/2017 12:10:43 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative
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To: Flaming Conservative

My mom also used used mayo jars for canning and they were NEVER a problem. She used those because we couldn’t afford to buy canning jars. The only jars that ever cracked on her were the Ball jars. The mayo jars NEVER did.

I guess the Ball people didn’t like that much because after a while the the mayo people changed the mouth size a hair and the lids didn’t fit right any more.

We figured that it was because it cut into the selling canning jars market too much.


118 posted on 08/24/2017 2:37:46 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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