Granny, I prefer the Red Star 1 pound vacuum packed yeast - and it does keep almost forever in the freezer - but it was sold out. Store was crazy - and they were out of it... So I got their bulk and it was $2.99 a pound - (guess that is about 8 of the $3.89 bread machine jars($31.12) of yeast or about $45 worth of the little foil paks. I repackage it into half pint canning jars (NO don’t heat it) I have a jar attachment for my vacuum sealer - so I put the vacuum on them and then into the freezer. That way I have smaller package that I keep out with the baking supplies. I do bake all our own bread, rolls, buns, English muffins, bagels, etc. and freeze till needed. For breakfast today we had some of the Oatmeal Honey Raisin (I dried some seedless concord grapes last fall - fantastic nice big juicy raisins) along with some homemade chicken scrapple, eggs from our own chickens and fried potatoes from my own potatoes and some of our own onions and peppers mixed in for flavor in the potatoes.) Self sufficiency can sure be good eatin...
I also do this with cheeze - Walmart has gallon (#10 cans) of concentrated cheese sauce for about $6.00. I store the cans and as needed I put them in half pint jars (just right for us) and process them in a hot water bath. Got the recipe from Jackie Clay over at Backwoods Home Magazine site. Works great! Very little effort, big savings, great food making possibilities and we are rotating our stock and eating very very well.
That reminded me that BHM had a reference to canning butter(!).
http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2008/11/20/new-friends-are-always-welcome/
Search for “butter” on the page.
I also do this with cheeze - Walmart has gallon (#10 cans) of concentrated cheese sauce for about $6.00. I store the cans and as needed I put them in half pint jars (just right for us) and process them in a hot water bath. Got the recipe from Jackie Clay over at Backwoods Home Magazine site. Works great! Very little effort, big savings, great food making possibilities and we are rotating our stock and eating very very well.<<<
Interesting and I didn’t know about the cheese, as I can’t go shopping.
Yes, good planning on the yeast, I freeze mine and pour a couple ounces in one of the little brown jars and keep it in the refrigerator door.