Are You Stocking Up On Food?

[Back2MyRoots]

hope those closets are big..

I have three large closets. I am a big fan of shoes and clothes!

 

[SillyChicken]

ok I guess I don't know how to work this sight properly sorry

(psssst... you can edit your posts if you want to add more to one, rather than making mulitple posts.. Once you post, I think the edit button is the pencil at the bottom left of the box.)

 

[MamaRoo]

Just an FYI, Goodwill recycles rags and fabric scraps. They are sent to the plants that make shop rags. Material is shredded and made into towels for machine shops.

http://liberatedspaces.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/goodwill-not-landfill/

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Nice article, *Mama, I am unaware of a-great many things....trying to "enlighten" myself everyday with alittle something.

 

[soap&eggs]

Recycling ... Recycling clothing is my business - my income . The good Lord has blessed me with a creative talent of turning others cast offs i pick up at yard sales - good will type of stores or awake to find a bag on my porch ... Turning that 50 cent shirt into well over $100 worth the crafts . Same with cast off furniture & scrap lumber . Everything i have has had a previous owner - including my husband !!!

 

[soap&eggs]

Has anyone canned own homemade soups ? I wanted to can up homemade chicken made from scratch . If you do , would you recommend from your experence , to leave out dumplings , noodles or rice ? Just wondering if the starches leak into liquids after time .

 

[mickey328]

I can chili and stew since they're basically just meat and vegetables. I wouldn't put any sort of doughy thing in; it'll just turn to mush during the canning process. I've never canned anything with rice in it though. Perhaps someone who's tried it can chime in on that one.

 

[albird]

My friends and family have all been talking about this too. It is a very good idea to be prepared but not paranoid. If you live by a natural water source like a lake or stream, it would be good to have a special water filter for a long term water supply.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Has anyone canned own homemade soups ? I wanted to can up homemade chicken made from scratch . If you do , would you recommend from your experence , to leave out dumplings , noodles or rice ? Just wondering if the starches leak into liquids after time .

All of these things are canned all the time but usually not together. Mind you I don't can much but from what I understand, dry rice an beans are soaked first then cooked an noodles are canned uncooked. Dumplins would also be canned uncooked. Meats take a long time to can though. So people canning soups or chilli will soak the beans or rice then mix everything other than the meat an cook, an can that. If noodles are used they are put in the can still uncooked They cook in the canning proses. Fresh meat is cooked then added to the mix when the soup or chili is served. You could also can small jars of meat only to add to the mix when served. Dry noodles store well so cooking them in the soup when you reheat the soup to server is the recommended way to use noodles.


Here is a good free place to start on preserving food.( UGA)
The National Center for Home Food Preservation


Here is what they say on soups with meat.
http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_04/soups.html

Here is what they say about meats.
http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_05/chicken_rabbit.html


Think about doing it this way. Can quarts of soup with no meat or noodles. Can your meats in pint jars. And buy roman noodle packs. Serve by opening one of each in to a pot an reheat

 

[RHRanch]

Has anyone canned own homemade soups ? I wanted to can up homemade chicken made from scratch . If you do , would you recommend from your experence , to leave out dumplings , noodles or rice ? Just wondering if the starches leak into liquids after time .

For shelf stability and safety reasons, stick to tested recipes for canning meats, soups, etc. (I mean some seasoning variation, etc. won't make a huge difference, but don't get ambitious and veer off recipe too far). Those websites rebel gave you should have plenty of good ones.