Hi folks.
I had a couple questions about dehydrated foods, and what kind of shelf life
can be expected from them. After the recent hurricanes made buying food a real
nightmare around here, I began looking into storable foods, maybe a 2 week
supply to keep around, and avoid the fear and price gouging that i saw.

I was amazed at what many of them cost! I do have a good dehydrator, vacuum
sealer, and some experience in drying foods, and was wondering about a viable
way to lay back several days to a couple weeks supply of food.

My experience with dehydrating is mainly from backpacking, and typically the
foods are prepared and used within a week or two. I was just wondering if
anyone has any experience with preparing foods for longer term (a couple years
maybe?) storage.

Thanks a lot of any info
John

sorry, but to clarify, I guess what i'm looking for are for long term storable
foods that are
A) Nutrionally dense
B) Easy to prepare and re-hydrate
C) Preferably, pre-flavored/mixed (ie, dried sauces)

These are mainly what i look for in backpacking food, but agian, i've never
tried foods older than a week or two.

thanks again
John

sorry, but to clarify, I guess what i'm looking for are for long term storable
foods that are
A) Nutrionally dense
B) Easy to prepare and re-hydrate
C) Preferably, pre-flavored/mixed (ie, dried sauces)

These are mainly what i look for in backpacking food, but agian, i've never
tried foods older than a week or two.

thanks again
John

On 12 Oct 2004 17:31:19 GMT, (Bpyboy) wrote:

>sorry, but to clarify, I guess what i'm looking for are for long term storable
>foods that are
>A) Nutrionally dense
>B) Easy to prepare and re-hydrate
>C) Preferably, pre-flavored/mixed (ie, dried sauces)

Pemmican is what I have around here. Properly made, meaning no moisture at
all, it will last years. Nutritionally very dense, and you could survive on
it alone if necessary. But many people are afraid of its high saturated fat
content.

Don <donwiss at panix.com>.

Do you put any dried fruit or berries in your pemmican? I've used dried
cranberries and it was still OK after a year. It doesn't last longer than
that because we eat it up when trekking.
twh
"Don Wiss" > wrote in message
...
> On 12 Oct 2004 17:31:19 GMT, (Bpyboy) wrote:
>
> >sorry, but to clarify, I guess what i'm looking for are for long term
storable
> >foods that are
> >A) Nutrionally dense
> >B) Easy to prepare and re-hydrate
> >C) Preferably, pre-flavored/mixed (ie, dried sauces)
>
> Pemmican is what I have around here. Properly made, meaning no moisture at
> all, it will last years. Nutritionally very dense, and you could survive
on
> it alone if necessary. But many people are afraid of its high saturated
fat
> content.
>
> Don <donwiss at panix.com>.