This summer I had a bumper crop of peaches that just seemed to ripen overnight. My DIL and GD were with me and I said we were just going to have to make jam. They were so excited because they’d never done anything like that before.
I was thinking prepping but they were thinking generosity and gave most of it away but that was nice too, it cements relationships with neighbors.
true, part of prepping is bartering and creating symbiotic relationships ;)
On a peach related note - A friend who takes peach cobblers to social events and gives me the juice she drains off of canned peaches. I make jelly from it.
Most people drain their canned veggies and fruit down the drain. Don’t! Repurpose it especially in times of need. I usually keep a large margarine tub container in the freezer and continually add drained veggie liquid. That’s “free” vegetable broth for the next pot of soup. Note, don’t add or add very little pea liquid because it’s strong so perhaps save that in a separate container and use it as the liquid when cooking dried peas.
Same idea with meats such as when draining off the grease from ground meat, drain it into a large bowl and when it congeals you can save the juice/broth that has separated from the fat for something at a later date.
In times of need, that meat fat can be rendered for soap or candles. Just don’t willy nilly throw food out.
Don’t throw out pickle juice. It is mostly vinegar which can be used to clean sink drains. Pour a cup or more into the crockpot when your making a beef or pork roast. Cut up cucumbers and other vegs and add the pickle juice to them for refrigerator pickles.