By Cat, Jan 2015
- See also: 1. Foods (About) Menu; 2. Diet for Health: Local and Organic: Procuring Healthful Foods (links to old site; update links in text when moved)
- Includes: Links to cold storage, and food-preservation files on The EssentiaList
The EssentiaList website of which I am the editor for our local Essential Stuff Project has several files on the topic of food storage and food preservation. Rather than duplicate the information here, refer to the following
Cold Storage (these are printable pdf files)
- Gathering Summary: Root Cellars, Gardens & Greenhouses, 062409
- EssentiaList Handout: Storage of Produce includes tips for storing fruits, vegetables and grains, and cold storage options for root veggies
- The EssentiaList: Storing Vegetables for Winter
- The EssentiaList: Refrigeration without Electricity
- The EssentiaList: Winter storage of fruits and veggies; Grain storage
- Veggie Keeping-Time in Cold Storage, and Winer Storage Chart: Optimal Conditions, two 1-page charts for hanging in your root cellar.
Food Preservation (these are not pdf files, unless noted as such)
Gathering Summaries (of live presentations):
- Putting Food By, July 22, 2009
- Fish Preservation by Smoking & Canning, Jan 27, 2010
- Canning & Dehydrating Foods (pdf)
- Canning & Dehydrating Foods (pdf)
- Making Cheese & Tofu (pdf)
- Canning & Dehydrating Foods (pdf)
Blog posts:
- Corning Beef (Salt Brine) (pdf; written by Cat for Edible Missoula magazine)
- Pressure Canning at Home: Info & Sources (pdf)
- Hot-Bath Canning at Home: Info & Sources (pdf)
- Home Canning Tables (Pressure & Hot Bath)) (pdf)
- Yogurt & Kefir, from Powdered Culture (pdf)
- Using Kefir Grains (pdf)
- Making Yogurt & Kefir at Home
- Pickling & Lacto-Fermentation Introduction, Sources, & Recipes (pdf)
- Sauerkraut Recipes, including Melanie’s recipe (pdf)
