Food preservation notes

METHODS: 

• ROOT CELLAR (cool & moist): potatoes, carrots, apples, beets; storage for ferments, canned goods, wine
• CANNING: applesauce, salsas, tomato sauce, chutneys, vinegar pickles, jams
• FERMENTATION: kimchi, sauerkraut, sour pickles, pickled onions, pickled beets, ginger carrots, pickled garlic, preserved lemon, bread & butter pickles, sliced cucumber pickles
• DEHYDRATOR: green beans, zucchini, celery, peas, corn, tomato paste leather, fruit leather, cucumber chips, kale, apple chips, strawberries
• FREEZER: kale, collards, cooked pumpkin, broccoli, spinach, chard, roasted tomatoes
• UPSTAIRS (cool & dry): squash, pumpkin, onions, garlic

EQUIPMENT:

• 9-try Excalibur dehydrator
• Food processor
• Pickl-It fermenting jars: 1.5 liter, 3 liter, 5 liter
• Half-gallon mason jars for decanted kraut and/or other ferments
• 5 liter Fido jars for sour pickles, switching out lids for storage
• Silicone seals and wide-mouth plastic lids for air-tight storage
• Water-bath canner, jars of various sizes, lids
• Lots of shelving in the root cellar and unheated upstairs room

RECOMMENDED READING: 

• Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables - Mike & Nancy Bubel
• Food Drying: How to Dehydrate, Store and Use Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs - Phyllis Hobson
• Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods - Eugenia Bone
• Put 'em Up!: A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook, from Drying and Freezing to Canning and Pickling - Sheri Brooks Vinton
• The Lost Art of Real Cooking: Rediscovering the Pleasures of Traditional Food One Recipe at a Time - Ken Albala and Rosanna Nafziger
• Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation - The Gardners and Farmers of Terre Vivante
• Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods - Sandor Ellix Katz

UPDATED: September 2017