We will probably be doing more canning now and less freezing. If one were to lose electricity all frozen food has maybe a little more than a week before going bad. Canned food lasts for years.<<<
Yes, can or dehydrate as much food as you can.
You are right, when prices come down, it will be due to less money to buy the product with.
When the electric is going to be off for awhile, wrap the freezer in quilts and it will help it last longer, that is what we did in Wellton, it was outside in the summer heat.
All of your post makes good sense to me, I hope you will continue to share your thoughts with us.
Dela Where is the most up to date on canning, he has answered and added links for several who had questions on the thread #1, on the last 2 or 3 pages.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=9919#9919
As I stocked my bags of flour, salt and boxes of lard, I wondered, “what would I DIE without??”.
Butter!
Can make lots of bread, need butter!
So I found a recipe for canning butter - and cheese. You may have covered those, this thread is long (HUGE actually!), and I’ve just found it, so will take a bit to catch up.