A Dry Run at the Collapse of the Grid
When the Power goes out.. what can anyone do? Get to work, of course.
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This From a Friend (unedited)
NOTE: This was a great heads up, let's use the lesson without having to experience it.
My son called me at about noon today and told me he just found that his freezer was dead and asked me what he should do. I told him to bring the contents to my house and we would decide the next move.
Some of the food was still frozen, so we were able to make room in my freezer for his food. About 2/3 was in various stages of thawed so I felt it would be best to pressure can it. I thought to myself that this is what we would do in a long-term power outage. I did use my natural gas stove, but do have enough propane stored that I could have used my propane stoves if we did not have the grid. All of the roasts, chicken, ground beef and fish were quickly cut to size and placed into the jars. I have two canners, so was able to process 16 jars at a time (the last pot is on the stove right now) for a total of 42 pints and 8 quarts. There was also two big bags of corn, so I made a batch of corn relish using the hot water bath method. My son was not able to help because he had to go to work and his wife is out of town attending a funeral. I just wanted to make sure you all know that my son is not a dead beat and would have worked with me if he could. My older daughter cooked all of his bacon and we vacuum sealed it. I am not sure how long that would last if it were not refriged, but we are not going to take the chance. Bacon is a terrible thing to waste! We had all of the jars and lids we needed, so that was good. I am tired, but I was glad that he did not loose all of that meat. I imagine that it would take several days for the meat in our freezer to thaw completely, so we would have a couple of days to get it all canned. It was a good day. __________________
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Posted by Lynda
on Aug 12 2011. Filed under BE PREPARED.
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I will add here that we are in no serious trouble where I live, no catastrophe, no riots etc .. but I’ve had 3 calls in the last week from people wanting to borrow canning jars. I’ve always had a stack of them.. more than I ever thought I’d need in a lifetime. That was then and this is now. Every jar I own is beautifully canned and sitting safely .. with dividers in boxes on my shelves. Protect that food in canned jars.. store them in boxes. Not near as pretty to show off.. but we’re getting serious on prepping now.
GasKocher.. This isn't exactly a full translation.. but the small cookstove on their site looks great. Some study on it and we might find them right here in the good old USA… as much as I love supporting my sponsors and that goes for my readers too… Germany doesn't seem like a practical place to purchase this item. Take notes and find a similar one.
As I see your Berkey Water.. here’s a thought.. for those with stored food.. it is amazing how much WATER cooking that food will take.
As for Canners… for those who can afford it… permanent lids are now available… expensive but last forever.
We have a water canner.. not expensive, easy to find at Walmart. Jars are expensive, but it would be good to have a bunch on hand.. Keep the boxes. Even if you never can in them.. they’ll be good barter. Canning meat takes an elaborate (read expensive) pressure cooker.. I have two neighbors with these and know I could borrow them if need be. (This is where learning to barter will come in handy)
That's a really good idea with the canners. I wonder how much those cost. You're right. You never know when there will be a collapse so we need to be prepared.
can you translate this for us… thanks.. lynda
8 Gaskocher – die besten im Überblick…
Bergsteiger: Er brennt sogar in der Steilwand hängend, und das auch im Sturm……