Dry Canning ...

[BadgeBunny]

http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/oven-preserve-dry-goods-pest-free/

http://aworkingpantry.blogspot.com/2012/10/dry-canning-pecans.html

Uhmmmm, I'm not real sure what to think about this. Why wouldn't you just store wheat or corn and grind your own when you need it? It's a lot fresher that way ... Not to mention I have this "thing" for germs ...

Any of you guys try this?? Or know anything about it?

 

[turkeyrun]

Wife does popcorn. Buy those huge bags at Sam's and then put in quart mason jars.
Flour and powdered sugar go in zip lock bags and 5 gallon buckets.

 

[dennishoddy]

Wife does popcorn. Buy those huge bags at Sam's and then put in quart mason jars.
Flour and powdered sugar go in zip lock bags and 5 gallon buckets.

Why do you need sugar in 5 gallon buckets? Making some shine for trading material?



We feed 30-40 hummingbirds a day, so go through a LOT of sugar. When I go to the store, they give some strange looks when I roll up with 20, 1lb bags in the cart.

 

[clock152]

for powder stuffs I freeze then thaw and freeze again and thaw.. then I vac seal... last for about 2 years or so... maybe.

 

[BadgeBunny]

Wife does popcorn. Buy those huge bags at Sam's and then put in quart mason jars.
Flour and powdered sugar go in zip lock bags and 5 gallon buckets.

Hmmmm ... I dunno ... still, I'm usually up to an experiment or two going in the kitchen at any given time. May have to do some more looking around ... Thanks!

 

[subprep]

I have considered this method for pecans, but I think I will just vacuum seal them and freeze them. I just need to pick them all out first. ugh.

 

[turkeyrun]

Why do you need sugar in 5 gallon buckets? Making some shine for trading material?



We feed 30-40 hummingbirds a day, so go through a LOT of sugar. When I go to the store, they give some strange looks when I roll up with 20, 1lb bags in the cart.

Buy 50 lb bags granulated and 25 lb powdered at Sam's. Cheaper by the pound. Wife and day do a lot of baking.
20 1#, try 4 50# and 4 25# plus 50# bags of flour and popcorn (chickens love it). Them at sam's is worse than me at feed store.

 

[BadgeBunny]

I have considered this method for pecans, but I think I will just vacuum seal them and freeze them. I just need to pick them all out first. ugh.

That was more interesting to me than the flour and cornmeal, actually. I may bite the bullet next time I'm feeling decent and put up a dozen pints ... then open them every six months to see if it really helps keep them from going rancid on the shelf. The bulk of my nuts stay in the freezer ...

 

[turkeyrun]

Have some 3yo pecans. Just opened a jar for some manner bread. All good.

 

[120 Acres]

Why do you need sugar in 5 gallon buckets? Making some shine for trading material?



We feed 30-40 hummingbirds a day, so go through a LOT of sugar. When I go to the store, they give some strange looks when I roll up with 20, 1lb bags in the cart.

We do this as well, but we found a better outlet to buy our sugar. We know a guy that drives a truck for a restaurant supply, we get a 50# sack for a lot cheaper. Put it in a 5 gallon bucket for storage.