Tag Archives: Food Preservation

Ball Plastic Storage Caps

Those who can their own food might have encountered this little problem. When you place a opened canning jar in the fridge it tends to reseal itself. Not the end of the world of course but I’ve lost more then a few fingernails prying them open each time I want some zucchini relish or peach [...]

Nightmare on 29th Street

My hands are stained red, the cutting board and knife drip crimson, chunks of scarlet bubble away in the crockpot, anything that didn’t fit in there is in the freezer, for future use…

Bwahahahahahahaha!

Backpacker Jerky Stew

This is the dehydrated stew we are taking camping with us. I dehydrated all this stuff myself but I suppose you could buy it all pre-dried if you don’t have a dehydrator. The veggies can vary in it depending on what you have. The batch I made for this weekend’s camping trip also has zucchini [...]

Jerky

I made jerky in my new dehydrator (Excalibur ED 2500.) This batch is spiced with Italian seasoning and is soooo good! I am trying to save it for next weekend’s camping trip. I am going to make Backpacker Jerky Stew. Dehydrating potatoes, corn and tomatoes for it at the moment, as well as some of [...]