Best way to conserve food would be to eat less.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Steve Smith" wrote in message
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Hi

Having read that cheese could be stored in oil for long periods I
tried this and found that hard cheese (cheddar) in vegetable oil was
still OK after 8 months (tested at home).

Has anyone else any tips for other long term storage without a fridge
or ice box? Can other items be stored in oil or other mediums?

Regards

Steve

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Has anyone else any tips for other long term storage without a fridge
or ice box?

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I think the word you're looking for is ,,, preserving ,,, food. My
grandparents preserved all kinds of stuff in glass preserve jars ,,,
venison, moose, mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, potatoes etc), various
fruit. Dried fruit is easy to come by these days. Powdered milk tastes not
too bad these days. And there's all kinds of canned stuff ,,, remove the
paper labels (and mark the cans contents to avoid those chef's surprise type
meals). But if you think I'd eat 8 month old oil dipped cheese out of sight
of a hospital, ferget it :-)


"Steve Smith" wrote in message
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Hi

Having read that cheese could be stored in oil for long periods I
tried this and found that hard cheese (cheddar) in vegetable oil was
still OK after 8 months (tested at home).

Has anyone else any tips for other long term storage without a fridge
or ice box? Can other items be stored in oil or other mediums?

Regards

Steve

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But if you think I'd eat 8 month old oil dipped cheese out of sight
of a hospital, ferget it :-)

Hi

I was a bit dubious at first but the oil didn't change at all over
time and there was only a little sediment in the bottom of the jar. I
scraped away the first few millimetres and the cheese looked and
tasted as good as new. As no air had gotten to it apart from that
disolved in the oil, it appears there was little reaction between the
two. I think perhaps wrapping the cheese in sterilized muslin might
help the cheese from breaking up in the violent motion of a yacht.

Regards

Steve

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About 40 years ago, give or take, an English teacher in northern
Georgia (state) US got his students as an exercise to start
interviewing older people to learn how they had lived in times past.
The resulting stories and instructions on how to accomplish things
without electricity were so good he published the collection as the
Fox Fire book. It became quite popular and resulted in a whole
series. I am certain that the Fox Fire series contains many articles
on how to prepare and preserve food prior to the invention of
refrigeration.

Another, perhaps even better source of knowledge, which is even
relatively inexpensive, are the books and pamphlets that you can get
from the US Department of Agriculture. To get a list of the titles
available and the costs, go to the US Government Printing Office.
Many of the pamphlets are short and quite specific. You will be
amazed at the topics that are available and how cheap they are to
purchase. In addition to helping farmers grow and produce food, one
of the major mandates of the Dept of Agriculture is the preparation
and preservation of food.

For modern foods and containers that would work well on a boat, check
out camping, backpacking, etc. books and magazines.

Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove

Raisins are high in nutritional value and
cheap!