Tag Canning Jars

Using canning jars for food preservation

Old Tang affected by air and humidity and new Tang

Plastic, Humidity, and Air

Humidity (moisture) and air eventually move through most plastics. These Tang containers are made of HDPE (high density polyethylene) plastic, the same plastic that buckets are made of. The one on the left has been stored unopened but was stored…

Collage of butane stove, Pantry Cooking cookbook, storage bins, cyclist's emergency kit

Self-Reliance Gift Ideas

Gift the gift of self-reliance and preparedness this Christmas. Here are some of many ideas for gifts: –Camp stove or butane stove –Solar oven –Rocket stove —Wonder oven –Water bath canner –Pressure canner —Ball Blue Book —So Easy to Preserve…

Dried onions in jars, one jar unsealed and the other stayed sealed

Dry Packing in Glass Jars

Dry packing in canning jars really works. The picture above is of 2 quart jars of dried onions both dry packed for 15 years. The jar on the right, and the oxygen absorber in it, have kept the dried onions…