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Category Archives: Meals in a Jar

Be Diverse With Your Long-term Food Storage

Never place all of your food storage plans into one basket. Doing so restricts your ability to overcome all the emergencies that you could face. Some emergencies leave you with the ability to prepare foods while others eliminate everything except the jar of food in your hand. You must be ready for all types of disasters.

Pressure Canning Butter Flavored White Corn

pressure canning butter flavored white corn

Pressure Canning White Corn With a Buttery Twist Take 8 pounds of fresh white corn from the farm and turn it into 14 jars of buttery delight.  That is what we are doing here.  We love white corn off the cob.  This recipe…

Pressure Canning Dried Black-eyed Peas

pressure canning black eyed peas

Pressure canning vegetables almost could not get any easier than dried black-eyed peas. Rinse the peas., add your spices and the peas. Add water and then place the lids and bands on the jars. Pressure can for 40 minutes and you now have black-eyed peas that taste better than anything you can get at your store and they cost less too.

Watch the video on this page and then download the PDF recipe to your local computer for future use.

Pressure Canning Dried Lima Beans

pressure canned dried lima beans

Start Simple With Dried Beans Learn to pressure can with something simple that is really hard to mess up.  I started pressure canning with dried Lima beans.  I learned that I could pressure can foods and that they tasted really good,  Start with…

Technology Makes Pressure Canning Safe and Easy

Power cooker

Technology has taken much of the fear and danger out of pressure canning. Using modern technology to replace the old style stovetop canners of the past makes pressure canning almost a set-and-forget procedure. No more wonder if the pressure is too high. The modern pressure canners moderate the pressure for you and the timer insures that you don’t overcook your food. Read this article to learn more about how modern technology has come to pressure canning.

Pressure Canning Hamburger Meat

It wasn’t that long ago that pressure canning was thought of only for jams, tomatoes and pickles. Modern canning technology has now expanded the foods you can pressure can to almost every type of food. This technology now allows you to pressure can meats to add to your long-term food storage. Read this article to learn how to add real flavor to your food storage.

Pressure Canning Beef Stew

pressure canning beef stew

Bring Variety to Your Food Storage With Beef Stew Heat up your food storage with pressure canned beef stew.    Use modern pressure canning technology to make your own stews and soups. For a fraction of the cost of purchasing canned beef stew…

Pressure Canning Seasoned Pork Chunks

pressure canning pork chunks

Add Proteins to Your Food Storage Even during an emergency you should maintain a balanced diet.  Nutrition is especially important during times of stress and extra work loads.  Emergencies require more of our bodies and our diet should reflect that.  Pressure canning pork,…

Pressure Canning French Onion Soup

pressure canning french onion soup

Add Flavor to Your Food Storage With French Onion Soup Food storage for emergencies doesn’t have to be plain and bland.  Add variety to your meals in a jar with homemade French Onion Soup.  Use modern pressure canning technology to easily and safely…

Gourmet Meals in a Jar

Going Beyond Storing Bulk Foods Storing bulk food has been the traditional method of emergency storage. We too have a supply of bulk items such as rice, potatoes, powdered milk, sugar, salt, pepper, pancake mix and fruits. Sounds like a plan as long…