Frequently Asked Questions
Question
Q
Do I need to treat water before storing it?
Answer(s)
A
Water that is stored for long periods should be sanitized or disinfected. To treat water add 1/4 tsp. (16 drops) liquid chlorine bleach (5%) per gallon of water. You may want to rotate your water every few years.
Other Questions In This Topic
- how do I store fruits and vegetables?
- Does my stored food still have any nutritional value?
- We have smoked several meats in a back yard smoker. Some are cooked through(poultry,fish), some are not(pork tenderloin). All have developed a nice smoked ring that penetrates the outer layer of the meat. How long is this meat safe to eat? Does smoking preserve it, or do I need to freeze the remaider for use later?
- All of the recipes I can find for canning green beans require a pressure canner. Is there a safe way to can green beans using a boiler canner?
- My question regards appropriate storage of low-moisture foodstuffs in smaller quantities, i.e., grains for 1-2 person households. Can I store grain in clean canning jars and use dry ice? Would the O2 absorbers for smaller-volume containers work with glass canning jars, or would I need a flexible container to allow for the contraction as the chemical reaction proceeds? And if I use canning jars, would I need to do anything other than using fresh lids so that the sealing material around the lid perimeter would create a good seal? I would love your opinion, and if you can refer me to any studies that concern storage in smaller quantities (no 6-gal buckets, please) I would be most grateful. Thank you.
- Can you use canned food such as soups and vegetables past their use by date and if so how far past can you use them. How long does home canned fruits keep their nutional value?
- I've read that dry pack food storage products expire within x amount of years depending on the product. My parents purchased a LARGE quantity (over 100 cases of #10 cans) of assorted dry pack 28 years ago from Desert Supply Company; wheat, cornmeal, powdered milk, eggs, instant potatoes etc. I'm having a hard time coming to terms with throwing it all out. Can you please confirm that this is wasted product or is there anything salvagable.. and if so for how much longer would it be good? It has been stored in a dry/dark cool basement.
- With the Cisco about to start to make there run, I would like to try to bottle a few fish. Can you help me out with the web sight or how and what to do and things like that.
Note: These questions are a portion of the questions available at the master page.
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