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The Lost Book of Preserving Food Naturally

In Conclusion

While few Americans today pay much attention to preserving their own food, this was
commonplace for much of human history. We only have to go back a couple of

generations, to find our own ancestors canning, drying, smoking and otherwise

preserving food. The ability to do these things was considered an essential part of

keeping a home.

Should a major disaster happen, such as the destruction of the electrical grid, the ability

to preserve our own food would be essential to survival. Those who did not have this
ability would most likely die, once available food sources were exhausted. The only

people who would stand a chance at surviving are those who would have the ability to

grow, harvest and preserve their own food.

All of the methods we’ve discussed in this work are things that we can do today, in our
own homes. The materials and tools are readily available, for those who care to look.

Coupling these methods, with the ability to grow your own food, would make anyone

much more self-sufficient.

But even without the danger created by a major disaster, the ability to preserve your own

food provides you and your family with better, fresher, tastier and more nutritious food

than you can buy commercially. While commercial food packaging has come a long way
in the last 50 years, the necessities of harvesting early, so as to ensure that food is ripe

and not over-ripe when packaged, means that it is never at its peak flavor. Home

preserved foods can be.

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