Putting Food By
See Also:
Books
- Sweet and Hard Cider by Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols 1995
- Keeping Food Fresh: Old World Techniques and Recipes by The Gardeners and Farmers of Terre Vivante 1999
- Wild Fermentation, by Sandor Elix Katz, 2003
Brining:
ESP Files
- Corning Beef (Salt Brine) (104 kb, written by Cat for Edible Missoulamagazine)
- Curing Meats at Home
Canning:
ESP Files
- The EssentiaList: Pressure Canning at Home: Info & Sources (132 kb pdf)
- The EssentiaList: Hot-Bath Canning at Home: Info & Sources (120 kb pdf)
- The EssentiaList: Home Canning Tables (Pressure & Hot Bath)) (240 kb pdf)
- Gathering Summary: Canning & Dehydrating Foods
External sites
- Home Caning Guide from Montana Extension Service; Flathead County Extension Office
Culturing (Dairy):
see also: Files: Culturing & Fermentation
ESP Files
- ESP Gathering Summary: Making Cheese & Tofu (152 kb)
- The EssentiaList: Yogurt & Kefir, from Powdered Culture (144 kb)
- The EssentiaList: Using Kefir Grains (136 kb)
- Making Yogurt & Kefir at Home (ESP blog post)
Dehydrating:
ESP Files
- Gathering Summary: Canning & Dehydrating Foods
Fermenting:
see also: Files: Culturing & Fermentation
ESP Files
- The EssentiaList: Pickling & Lacto-Fermentation Introduction, Sources, & Recipes (112 kb)
- The EssentiaList: Sauerkraut Recipes, including Melanie’s recipe (148 kb)
Jam Making:
(no files yet)
Jerking:
- Curing Meats at Home
Pasteurization:
ESP Files
- Food Safety and Pasteurization
Salting:
- Curing Meats at Home
Smoking:
(no files yet)
Storage of Produce:
ESP Files
- The EssentiaList: Winter storage of fruits and veggies; Grain storage (128 kb pdf)