Food Storage for noobes, intermediate, and advanced practioners
Thanks for posting. Here is the link to her blogspot.
http://everythingunderthesunblog.blogspot.com/
All sorts of info at the blog, including Booklets that you can print out.
She has the “Everything under the Sun Booklet”. It has a plan for a family of four, and mostly uses a solar oven. Includes recipes and amounts needed for a years supply.
However, it also includes a how to booklet on building a rocket stove. Also instructions for using a pressure canner.
“Everything made simple Booklet” is similar, but is more geared toward a rocket stove.
Either one of these booklets-if you don’t want to figure out your own plan, you could just do one of these plans.
She even has the cost figured (from that year-2010).
The Equivalency list of 2 pages is quite handy for planning purposes. It gives the amounts for various types of foods.
Here’s a few from the beginning of the list:
Applesauce (jars) ...................... 10 yrs 16 Tb / c 4 c / qt
Apple slices (dehydrated).......... 30 yrs 10 c / #10 can =1 1⁄4 lb 1 c dry + 1⁄2 c water = 2 c fresh
Baking powder ....................... 1 to 2 yrs 32 Tb = 1 lb Test: add 1 tsp to 1/3 c hot water. If it foams and
bubbles, it’s good. Exchange baking powder with 2 parts cream of tartar + 1 part baking soda.
Baking soda ............................. Indefinite 32 Tb=1lb Store in sealed container in cool dry place.
Test: add to water....if it bubbles, it’s good.
Beans (dry).................................. 30 yrs 12 c / #10 can 1 lb =2 1⁄2 c dry = 6 c cooked
Butter (almost)..........................1 lb shortening + 1⁄2 tsp salt + 1 2/3 c condensed milk. Whip the
shortening and salt until light. Add the condensed milk a little at a time and blend.
Butter (canned) ......................... 10+ yrs Purchase online. 12 oz can=24 Tb or 3 sticks of butter
Cake mixes.................................3-5 yrs Vacuum seal cake, cookie, cornbread, and other mixes
Candy.........................................Vacuum seal: chocolates 3 yrs / jelly beans, hard candies, etc 6+.
Canned foods.............................10 yrs “Canned food maintains its high eating quality for more than two
years and is safe to eat as long as the container is not damaged in any way.” (Canned Food Alliance) Toss
out any bulging, dented or weeping cans. When in doubt, throw it out.
Carrots (dehydrated) ................ 25 yrs 12 c / #10 can=2 1⁄2 lb 1⁄2 c dry=1 c hydrated carrots