November 2025 - Magazine - Page 124
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Get Started with Canning Food
Many families who live off grid choose to freeze their vegetables to make sure that they are
available through the seasons. Many of those families and others choose a sustainable way
to cook their food, whether it involves an open fire, grilling, or thermal cooking. If possible,
you should try to find books or tutorials that will teach you how to can food safely before
canning food. There are different methods for canning food, and the acidity of the food is
often used to decide on the canning food technique.
Another way to make sure that there is food available in the long-term is to consider storing
off grid food through canning. Canning can help many families save a significant amount
of money, whether they live off grid or not. Individuals and families should follow evidencebased research recipes when canning food.
If you want to can food, you should recognize that you should keep as many jars as you
can available. If you cannot purchase any of these items, consider borrowing them from
others (if possible). There is a chance that some canning jars will eventually explode, and
you will want to have access to replacement jars of some kind. You will also need canning
jars, lids, and canners. Some might also want to purchase tongs in order to retrieve the jars
from hot water while you prepare the canned food.
About Canning
One of the most interesting things about canning off grid food is the way that it has always
been a popular method of storing food. The French government, over a hundred years
ago, offered a cash reward for an inventor that could find a way to preserve food safely.
This is actually how canning food was invented!
