I love honey. Have quite a bit stored, but unfortunately most of it is the heated variety. After having lots of inflammatory issues, I found out that raw honey is a natural anti-inflammatory. So that’s what I’ve been buying lately.
It is one of the few prepper items that is delicious as is.
With regard to lard and fats, I don’t think any of them can be stored long-term can they?
I make ghee about every 1 1/2 years, it keep very well if put into hot jars with canning lids. Seals up nicely, and keep in a cool dark place. I’m using the last jar I made in the summer of 2018, smells as fresh as the day I made it. Also a prepper lady on another forum told how she cans butter, I tried it and it works. She said it works for cheese too, but I never did try it. If anyone wants know what about those or how to make ghee the easiest and best way (I’ve done many) let me know.
Well, that is the problem with fats. No long term storage. Only thing I can think of in TEOTWAWKI is to grow sunflowers etc. and make your own oil.
If we raised pork or chickens, it would be no problem. I have rendered fat from pork we bought in the crockpot. Then I stored it in the frig for a few months as I used it up.
The ghee will last quite a while too. I have several blocks of butter in the freezer. We stock EVOO, tallow, and ghee, but not as much as we’d like, because the shelf life is too short.
As far as I can tell it does not go bad unless really mistreated.
I have opened a sealed container five years after it's Best By date and it was perfectly fine.
I store my lard in the freezer and have not had a problem with it keeping.
I’m wondering if it can be pressure canned like butter can.
Canned ghee, 15 to 20 year shelf life
I searched for the original directions on canning butter and cheese, and if I still have them, they’re on a thumb drive, somewhere... So, I did some searches. I found one site with what seem to be the same directions. All other directions used pressure or water bath canning for the butter, which was not the way I tried.
Now, huge caveat - all the official sources etc say do not can dairy products at home etcetc. So, having said that, here are the methods to can butter and cheese. I did can butter this way, but never got around to trying the cheese; mainly becaucse it keeps in the fridge unopened for a year. If it doesn’t get eaten...
Canning Butter
https://frontierfreedom.blogspot.com/2010/12/canning-butter.html
Canning Cheese
https://frontierfreedom.blogspot.com/2010/12/canning-cheese.html
If anyone wants to know how I make and can ghee, let me know.