Recent content by KimV

Bettacreek, I apologize if I sounded judgemental. I'm usually pretty open minded about people. I was on welfare some years back and was grateful for it. And though I don't purchase name brand clothes (it's never been my thing), I do get my hair and nails done every once in a while. (I'd love to...

Recently, I made an early morning run to my local Walmart. I got in line behind a woman about my age, maybe a little younger, and her 2 young children (a boy and a girl) and her mother. They were almost done ringing up their 2+ carts of groceries and their total topped $300. As I stood there, I...

Can I use the freezer in my fridge? Do I have to get the temperature down to a certain point?

I'm so excited. I canned (water bath) for the first time yesterday! All those little popping noises were awesome! Oranges... today I'm going to try applesauce (if I can get a move on). I found it easy enough, I'm going to start looking for a pressure canner. But before I spend a lot of money, I...

Thank you all for the responses. One last thing (I just want to make sure I have this in my head right)... ok two. When I purchase dry goods at the store (beans, rice, flour, sugar, etc), I can 1: store them as is for normal use. 2: repackage them in a vaccum (foodsaver, oxygen absorber)...

Thanks for the quick reply! And the welcome. =) I've read about the mylar bag and bucket method. But I'm really trying to work with what I have. I don't have buckets or mylar bags, or cheap sources for either. That's why I was looking into using jars.

I'm still learning a lot and I'm hoping someone can answer my questions. =) I'm a couponer, so instead of buying in bulk, I look for deals on smaller packages of dry goods (and other stuff) such as rice and beans and oatmeal, etc. I'm trying to determine the best method to repackage these items...