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Prudent Food Storage: Questions and Answers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0. Introduction

I. Shelf Lives

II. StorageTechniques

Grains and Legumes

• Grain Varieties
  
• Legume Varieties
  
• Types and Availability
  
• Moisture Content
  
• Cleaning It Yourself
  
• Storage

Dry Milks

• Types of Dry Milks
  
• Buying Dry Milk
  
• Storing Dry Milks
  
• Shelf Life of Dry Milks
  

Canned Goods

• Canned Milk Types
• Shelf Life
• Corrosion Prevention of Canned Goods

Sugar, Honey and Other Sweeteners

• Granulated Sugars
• Storing Sugars
• Types of Honey
• Buying Honey
• Storing Honey
• Raw Honey and Botulism
• Honey Outgassing
• Types of Cane Syrups
• Storing Cane Syrups
• Corn Syrup
• Maple Syrup

Fats and Oils

• Buying and Storing
• Extending Shelf Life

Cooking Staples

• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Herbs and Spices
• Salt
• Vinegar
• Yeast

Infant Formula

III. Spoilage

Insect Infestations

• Pests in Dry Foodstuffs
• Control of Infestations

Molds In Foods

• Minimizing Molds
• In Canned Goods
• In Grains & Legumes
• Preventing Molds

Bacterial Spoilage

• Botulism
• Other Bacterial Spoilers

Enzymatic Action In Food Spoilage

IV. Specific Equipment Questions

Storage Containers

• Plastic Containers
• What is "Food Grade"?
• Finding Containers
• Pickle Buckets
• Metal Cans
• Latter Day Saints
• Glass Jars

CO₂ and Nitrogen

• Dry Ice
• Compressed Nitrogen
• Equipment
• Putting It All Together
• Putting It Into Use

Oxygen Absorbers

• What Is it?
• Where Can I Find it
• Using Oxygen Absorbers

Desiccants

• What Is A Desiccant?
• Where Do I Find Them?
• How Do I Use Them?

Diatomaceous Earth

• What Is DE?
• Where Can I Find DE
• How Do I Use DE?

V. Shelf Lives

• Of Common Foods
• Dating Codes

VI. Resources

• Books
• Pamphlets
• Magazines
• Phone, voice, non-modem
• Electronic-online
• Suppliers