Canning Milk for Food Storage

[SSDreamin]

all good comments....and it's not like the shelf life is indefinite. I could picture building up a stash, but then at some point, you'd have to keep rotating out the stock if it's not being used. If you are using it heavily, at some point you'd be better off getting that cow or some goats?

Agreed.

I have based our stocks on our little girl's time table. It will still be a whole year before we (hopefully!) see anything usable from her So, I have tried to stock for 6 months, at 3 month intervals. That way, we rotate out the old, as I stock the new, with plans to stop about 6 months before the time she's in 'full swing'. Then, it will only be a matter of putting by for her dry time. Well, that's the plan, anyway

 

[BarredBuff]

SS, I LOVE HER!!!!! She is my hero! I always lurk on Ask Jackie, and I love the magazine as well. I am a subscriber.... I am going to try and do a test batch of the butter probably tomorrow afternoon, just depends on a few things.

On average a half gallon per week for cooking with fluctuations based on the seasons. This is in combination with dried milk for other necessities as well. In our area it is more economical to do this than buy it. I think the brand they buy is almost a dollar a can

I guess for us, around 200 pints of milk to put up. Do some in quarts as well.

 

[Bettacreek]

Condensed milk is one of those things that you can actually use a coupon for, and get a decent price. Usually a coupon is worthless, since the brands are so much more expensive than generic, but not condensed milk, especially with double coupons.

 

[BarredBuff]

Canned butter was a flop this round, I didn't get NEAR enough moisture worked out of it. Oh well, try again later.