write various ways by which our food can be preserved
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Freeze. The colder a food is, the slower its rate of deterioration. ...
Freezing herbs. • Herbs in water can be frozen in ice cube trays. ...
Heat. ...
Boiling to make fruit preserves. ...
Use strong concentrations. ...
Pickling in vinegar. ...
Fermenting alcohol. ...
Exclude air.
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Growing your own food is wonderful, but knowing how to preserve it for year round sustainability is priceless. From May to October the hiss and jiggle of my pressure canner and the hum of the dehydrator are an almost constant rhythm in our home.
These are the main ways we preserve most of our own food at our homestead.
1. Canning. There are two ways to can your food. The first is a water bath method, which is used for acidic fruits, jams, jellies, syrups, and pickling. Water bath canning is immersing canning jars with food in a bath of boiling water. This is a great way to get your feet wet with canning. Our low sugar and no store bought pectin strawberry jam tutorial will show you how to water bath can and make delicious jam.
The second canning method is a pressure canner and the only safe way to can non-acidic food, vegetables, salsas, meat, soups, and sauces. The pressure canner allows the jars to reach a higher temperature than just boiling water. I love our pressure canner because it allows us to put up the majority of our food. It also takes a lot less energy and time to pressure can food than it does heating up the water bath canner. This is our main and preferred way to can. Learn how to pressure can beans here.
2. Dehydrating. Dehydrated food takes very little storage space. It’s light weight enough to take with you on the go. To prolong its shelf life, it should be stored in a cool, dark, dry area. We dehydrate our herbs the old fashioned way, by hanging them in a warm dark area, but we
3. Cold storage or root cellar. This simply requires a cool, damp, and dark area for root crops, such as potatoes, carrots, beets, parsnips, cabbage, and apples. Winter squash and pumpkins prefer it a bit warmer and drier. I think this is my favorite way of preserving food because it honestly requires very little work on my part. Here’s 10 Tips for Root Cellar Storage without a Basement
4. Freezing. Freezing food allows it to keep for many months and sometimes years if packaged properly. We use a deep freezer for our beef, chicken, and some fruits and vegetables. Many foods can be frozen that people don’t typically think of. You can freeze butter, milk, cheese, and even eggs. Yep, you read that right. In the summer when the hens are laying like crazy, you can put some of the eggs into the freezer to use later.
5. Salt Curing. Before refrigeration and the invention of the Mason jar in 1858, salt was used to cure meat. Salt draws