Dehydrators take the water out of food to prevent rot, mold, bacteria including dangerous organisms like botulism. Properly dried and stored food can last for years or even decades. Dried food saved ancient cities under siege as they waited out the enemy. Pemmican made of dried meat and tallow was […]
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“We will pray with those old druids, ’cause they drink fermented fluids, waltzing naked through the woo-ids, and that’s good enough for me.” from Pete Seeger’s version of ‘Old Time Religion’ Fermentation, our most cultural preparation of foods, goes back over 12,000 years in the archaeological record. It’s been part […]
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?” Okay, I’ll ask. What’s a peck? And what’s a pickle? A peck in the American measuring system: most of us understand to be ‘a […]
The humble Cooler, or ‘the Chilly Box’ as our friends from New Zealand call it, doesn’t cost much, lasts decades, and is worth its weight in gold when the fish are running. Size: We have two. Both are low-end cost. High end coolers can run hundreds of dollars but for […]
For many of us, water bath canning is the first step up the ladder of food self-sufficiency. Let’s start with a shout-out to the prepper’s bible, the University of Georgia’s “So Easy to Preserve.” This practical resource covers everything you need to know about water bath canning, pressure canning, pickling, […]