Very interesting! Btw, Heidi, you may be interested in knowing that Sarah from Living Traditins Homestead, mentioned you snd your channel during her livestream last night. Someone had asked abount making vanilla extract, and Sarah referred that person to your channel, since she doesn't make many extracts. I thought that was nice of her and kinda cool!
My first years were in the humid sweatbox of Southeast Texas. We preserved a lot of food by smoking, pickling, fermenting and salting that fed us well during off seasons. We were below poverty levels, but we were fed well.
God is good! New subscriber here! We were off grid completely and we are offgridish now but about to go back offgrid again soon, so this video is on time. Storage continues to be an issue though! Blessings! ❤
Thank you, Heidi. ❤ I lived in Turkey for a bit as a child, along the coast, so it was humid ... and I remember they would salt bath in salt water some of their fruits before dehydrating and pit and cut them a special way... flattening them, turning them, and spritzing them. They did this between screens. It's a method worth researching. The fruits were so delicious.
Even with the humidity we have in Florida, I found I can string hot peppers and hang them in my kitchen window, they dry perfectly. I have also hung herbs upside down inside the house to dry. Fruits and vegetables for me go in the dehydrator. I have heard of people burying a freezer here, but haven't tried it, so I'm glad you mentioned that one. Thanks Heidi! Shalom
Our family had a Ice house that they would fill and pack with straw to insulate. Dad said that they would have ice through August and September. Most important there was ice to make Ice cream for Fourth of July celebration along with fresh fried chicken. Not a bad way to live! Nice video.
My dad has told me that they would go to a lake in the winter time and cut chunks out from the frozen lake and bring it back home and put in their ice house and cover the chunks of ice with straw. My dad said the ice would last well into the summer. My dad was born in 1916.
I got a free glass front door 6ft old freezer med chest,,,, I'm in the process of turning it into a solar dehydrator,,, for now it's just peeling off the interior paint,,,,
I sure do wish I would have watced my mother while she was canning & growing a small but very productive garden. I have messed up greatly by my foolishness of youth. Thank you, Heidi for sharing this important information! Shalom!
I use lots of cotton draw string bags to dry my herbs and greens.......I hang them on a herb dryer and leave until winter, when I chop them and put in jars
Ive pressure canned just once on my wood laundry stove. What I learned was to have several heights of trivets for heat adjusting along with thin & thick pieces of wood for stoking. Also be mindful to add fuel before you really need it. WB canning on my woodstove is a pleasure.
Another way to preserve meat is to cook it and pack it in lard or tallow. I've thought I'd try that if I ever had to quickly empty my freezer from a power outage.
I was thinking I had mentioned that one in this video but may be thinking of the several others I said that in. It is how my father in law's mom did it
@RainCountryHomestead Oh, wow. Wish I could have experienced her kitchen and preserving! I'd like to know more about it--like how long does it actually last. I guess I could experiment with it now. 🤷
Thank you Heidi. 😊 Thankfully, our last summer was a bit back normal but still could have dehydrated stuff on the back patio. The previous years, it hovered right around 100° for almost 3 months. I was infusing roses in cocoa butter those years. Blessings! 💜
Thanks Heidi, there were so many great ideas that you brought up. Our youngest and her children left to go back to Ohio this morning and it feels too quiet! I'll be clearing the strawberries out of the freezer today and start dehydrating them. Shalom
Thank you for all the information Heidi. I live in the desert with summer temps between 110 and 120. No one here needs to use water heaters during the summer months, the ground gets and stays so hot. So, do you have any ideas about a creating a cool place? How far down do I have to dig?
i have a question about vacuum sealing. When you put a commercial jar in the vacuum chamber that Patrick built, how tight should I put the lid on? When I have it somewhat loose it does not seal. If I put it on tight, will it seal?
The same tightness as shown in my videos on that. It will of course feel different with the lug lid than the canning lids and bands but you do not want to wrench it on your the air will not be able to be removed and create a seal
Very interesting! Btw, Heidi, you may be interested in knowing that Sarah from Living Traditins Homestead, mentioned you snd your channel during her livestream last night. Someone had asked abount making vanilla extract, and Sarah referred that person to your channel, since she doesn't make many extracts. I thought that was nice of her and kinda cool!
That was kind of her. I keep meaning to drop in on their live shows but always manage to miss them. Hopefully I can make it in next time :)
They post the replay, which is what I watched last night. I rarely catch it live.
My first years were in the humid sweatbox of Southeast Texas.
We preserved a lot of food by smoking, pickling, fermenting and salting that fed us well during off seasons.
We were below poverty levels, but we were fed well.
Fermented cabbage and fermented cucumbers/gherkins, that's my thing 😊
God is good! New subscriber here! We were off grid completely and we are offgridish now but about to go back offgrid again soon, so this video is on time. Storage continues to be an issue though! Blessings! ❤
Thank you, Heidi. ❤ I lived in Turkey for a bit as a child, along the coast, so it was humid ... and I remember they would salt bath in salt water some of their fruits before dehydrating and pit and cut them a special way... flattening them, turning them, and spritzing them. They did this between screens. It's a method worth researching. The fruits were so delicious.
Wonder what the concentration of salt used?
Yes, I'd be interested in that as well... We have high humidity here...@@pelenaka
Even with the humidity we have in Florida, I found I can string hot peppers and hang them in my kitchen window, they dry perfectly. I have also hung herbs upside down inside the house to dry. Fruits and vegetables for me go in the dehydrator.
I have heard of people burying a freezer here, but haven't tried it, so I'm glad you mentioned that one.
Thanks Heidi!
Shalom
Our family had a Ice house that they would fill and pack with straw to insulate. Dad said that they would have ice through August and September. Most important there was ice to make Ice cream for Fourth of July celebration along with fresh fried chicken. Not a bad way to live! Nice video.
My dad has told me that they would go to a lake in the winter time and cut chunks out from the frozen lake and bring it back home and put in their ice house and cover the chunks of ice with straw. My dad said the ice would last well into the summer. My dad was born in 1916.
I got a free glass front door 6ft old freezer med chest,,,, I'm in the process of turning it into a solar dehydrator,,, for now it's just peeling off the interior paint,,,,
I sure do wish I would have watced my mother while she was canning & growing a small but very productive garden. I have messed up greatly by my foolishness of youth. Thank you, Heidi for sharing this important information! Shalom!
I use lots of cotton draw string bags to dry my herbs and greens.......I hang them on a herb dryer and leave until winter, when I chop them and put in jars
What's a herb dryer?
Ive pressure canned just once on my wood laundry stove. What I learned was to have several heights of trivets for heat adjusting along with thin & thick pieces of wood for stoking. Also be mindful to add fuel before you really need it.
WB canning on my woodstove is a pleasure.
Another way to preserve meat is to cook it and pack it in lard or tallow. I've thought I'd try that if I ever had to quickly empty my freezer from a power outage.
I was thinking I had mentioned that one in this video but may be thinking of the several others I said that in. It is how my father in law's mom did it
@RainCountryHomestead Oh, wow. Wish I could have experienced her kitchen and preserving! I'd like to know more about it--like how long does it actually last. I guess I could experiment with it now. 🤷
Thank you Heidi. 😊
Thankfully, our last summer was a bit back normal but still could have dehydrated stuff on the back patio. The previous years, it hovered right around 100° for almost 3 months. I was infusing roses in cocoa butter those years.
Blessings! 💜
Exciting possibilities! I didn't know about a spring house, and I hadn't thought about an ice house. Thank you!!!
🇦🇺 Jessica from three rivers homestead preserves eggs in salt.
Does she do whole eggs or submit egg yolks?
@@juliabrown5948 just the yolks. She uses them as dairy free parmesan cheese.
Thanks Heidi! It's good to get reminders.
Happy new year !🎉
You have a way of inspiring and setting ideas aglow. Great share. Thanks😊
Thanks Heidi, there were so many great ideas that you brought up.
Our youngest and her children left to go back to Ohio this morning and it feels too quiet!
I'll be clearing the strawberries out of the freezer today and start dehydrating them.
Shalom
Praying for their safe travel home.
@ thank you so much! 💕
Good informational video, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !
Thank you Heidi, great tips! 😊
Yes,Jamie did open fire canning and Zach has done some vids on salt and smoke curing as well.
Very informative and practical.!!!
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Good information.
Thanks Heidi! Have a happy New Year!
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Thank you for all the information Heidi. I live in the desert with summer temps between 110 and 120. No one here needs to use water heaters during the summer months, the ground gets and stays so hot. So, do you have any ideas about a creating a cool place? How far down do I have to dig?
I would not have a clue how far down to dig in your area, or mine either. That would be something to research
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Have you ever watched Make It Make channel and her Amish cannimg vids? None of it is pressure canned.
i have a question about vacuum sealing. When you put a commercial jar in the vacuum chamber that Patrick built, how tight should I put the lid on? When I have it somewhat loose it does not seal. If I put it on tight, will it seal?
The same tightness as shown in my videos on that. It will of course feel different with the lug lid than the canning lids and bands but you do not want to wrench it on your the air will not be able to be removed and create a seal
Did they wrap the ice in anything so the straw wouldn't stick to it?
I do not believe so. The ice was for keeping things cold, not for consuming so I do not believe it would matter