notice twinkies aren’t on the article. fun stuff
How about this one too.
Hmmmm....
From the article, I just learned that brown rice has a shorter unrefrigerated shelf life than other varieties of rice...
Since roughly half of my stock is brown rice, I would be very interested if anybody has any idea what the usable life would be (purchased in 1# sealed plastic packages, and stored in empty coffee cans)
They forgot raisins. You get them at the right moisture and sugar content and they will literally keep forever. You might need to re-hydrate them a some point.
Meat of the article good for an extract:
1. Sugar
2. Pure vanilla extract
3. Rice
4. Corn starch
5. Honey
6. Salt
7. Corn syrup
8. Maple syrup
9. Distilled white vinegar
I have eaten 25 year old honey and it was delicious.
They’re not even worrying about this stuff in Zimbabwe. I say, relax.
I named all but the rice. The article needs to add that rice, whether opened or unopened, needs to be stored in the freezer to keep whatever little ickies and eggs from hatching. But, hey, they add protein!
I have softened hardened white sugar in the micro ..as well as brown
We have seen small bugs in white rice. If you have a lot to store it might be a good idea to put a piece of dry ice on top. The dry ice will sublimate and the CO2, being heavier, will displace the oxygen. After the ice is gone, then seal the container. The lack of air will keep the bugs away.
I have been wanting to know something on this.
I store rice, beans in original pkg. inside freezer bag in my freezer.
How long will stay edible? Will they lose their flavor and nutrients?
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If you are prepping for a real “S H T F” scenario, you must think beyond your freezer.
People actually throw away rice and flour that gets little creaturss in it! ... Once cooked in a recipe, the critters are extra protein don’tchaknow. But I wouldn’t use anything that mice have gotten into ... they pee wherever they go.
As an aside, after keeping honey for years it may turn black. And while the flavor is much the same, it takes on some complexity. There are connoisseurs that pay premium prices for black honey. A small jar of the right kind may be very valuable indeed.
Honey can be fantastic as a preservative. A good example are German Xmas honey cookies. Fresh out of the oven they are okay, but stored in an unrefrigerated tin, after six months they are delicious, and still tasty after two or even three years.
I have 50 lbs of jasmine rice stored in 1/2 gallon wide neck bell canning jars. I use them for storing all kinds of staples. Figure I’ll pick up another 25 lb bag next time I’m at the Asian market.
Makes me feel warm and fuzzy looking at all that food on the shelves. Right near the boxes of 5.56s and 38s.
My BIL and his commie NEA wife store nothing lasting past the next week’s Sunday shopping. She has a hissy if he buys more than a week ahead on anything. She thinks I’m some kind of survivalist, militia type kook for having a couple month’s food laid in.
Good thing they live in another state. They won’t be knocking on my door when the time comes.....