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ATHagan

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  1. Serve right away for best results. This is good on pie, crisps and cobblers, as well as many other places. For a more stable product, see my recipe for Whipped Topping. So, does anyone have her recipe for the more stable whipped topping? Given proper packaing and storage conditions both regular and instant non-fat dry milk can be stored for years. The whole milk can be stored for at least three years in the can that both Nido and Klim come in. .....Alan.
  2. These are all less than a year. If they've been stored in an air conditioned house they should still be fine. I'm not sure what you mean by "shelter" so if you're talking about your local battered women's shelter I'd call area food banks. This stuff is just too expensive and hard to come by to allow it to go to waste. I'd stress to them that it was all stored in an air conditioned environment. My youngest is now three and a half, but we'll be keeping at least one can of lactose-free cows milk formula in the cabinets right on. .....Alan.
  3. How far past the expiration date is it and what were the storage conditions? .....Alan.
  4. As I see it you're making this much too complicated. The only thing I find necessary is put the date I bought the can on the label somewhere where it will be easy to see it when I open the cabinet. That's the date I go by in deciding when to use that food (presuming it's not moving very fast in the rotation). I try not to let fruits and vegetables go past two years from the date on the label, meats I may allow to go as long as five for stuff like Spam and such. If I start getting a lot of stuff going past their dates I reconsider how much of those foods we need to be keeping since they're not getting used very fast. Now if I were buying canned goods from a discount store or a really good sale that might lead me to wonder if the store is clearing out old stock I'll start looking for the best used by or expiration dates so that I don't unwittingly stock a lot of already old food to grow still older waiting their turns in the rotation. In my opinion the functional food storage system is one that requires the least amount of time spent fiddling with it while still getting the necessary tasks such as rotation done. Simplify, simplify, simplify so long as the stuff that must get done is done. .....Alan.
  5. And here he is! {laughing} The Survival Center link is to an older version of the FAQ. The latest version is available at my web site Prudent Food Storage FAQ Version 4.0 It needs updating now as well, but I don't know when I'll have the time to get to it. Walton Feed also has some great info pages related to food storage. Walton Feed Self-Reliance Area It's worth your time to cruise through them. Another good area to check out is the Utah State University Coopeative Extension publications page notably the Food & Nutrition area. Utah State University Cooperative Extension Publications. None of this stuff is rocket science. It's all rather simple really it's mostly a matter of just getting some basic instructions then actually doing it. .....Alan.
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