Storing Instant Potato Flakes in Long Term Food Storage

Storing Instant Potato Flakes in Long Term Food Storage

#Potatoes
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#FoodStorage

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[gibsongirl]

True wonderful story. I found the last jelly jars in Walmart and I gave them to an older woman who needed them. I happened to say.." you take them, I really need quarts anyway. " as we left the store she told me " if you dont mind cleaning them, I have a basement with alot of quart jars I don't use anymore" she gave me 59 quarts! 💗

[marcibailey]

We just bought my husband's grandmas house. I just found a huge trunk in the garage full of canning supplies. Elsewhere in the garage I found 3 canners!

[reneebrown]

I bought a few cases of new jars i found at Wal-Mart( last of them). I gave my brother's nurse the last of my flat lids( 3 boxes of large mouth). My brother just ordered me some reusable lids and rings to fit about 8 cases of large mouth jars. We are just trying to keep on keeping on and help others on the way. She smiled and almost cried. I told her she has kept my brother alive for 6+ years past what the Drs gave him. She can have anything i have that she needs. My brother is worth more than gold to me

[Addict]

I eat Idaho Spuds every day. Of course, I live in Idaho and I have to peel mine.

[SOPEACEBESTILL]

You can also portion out the potatoes, with salt, dehydrated butter, and powered milk in a mason jar, so you can have all needed ingredients in one package/jar.

[dawnquinn]

I am so thankful you are “real” when making your videos. No going on and on before you start doing what you’re doing. Short and to the point, my kind of video. You give simple, basic steps to whatever you are doing. Thanks!

[Digitalmanne]

So, I have the half gallon jars. I fill with the instant potatoes. Then vacuum seal. The box gets cut and wrapped around the jar, and held in place with the stretch wrap. I have the cooking instructions there on the jar. Second benefit is, the cardboard and plastic wrap helps keep the jars from breaking. My longest storage? Found a jar in the back of the cabinets. 12 years old, and tasted just fine! The family never knew the difference.

[juliesabo]

I just got 150 jars from my daughter-in-law, her family had them from her grandfather. They were happy to find them a good home.

[CcDecember-yqnf]

I always cut the instructions from the package and insert it with my bag of product. So two things go in the sealing bag!

[starwish]

I add some more instant potatoes in, when I make homemade soup/stew. It not only adds another vegetable, with it's nutrition, makes the food 'creamy', and acts as a natural thickener, too.

[brandyvalenzuela]

Never thought of using the brown bags and then put in the sealer bags !thanks for the tip

[SSanf]

Alternatively, just put them in a large mason jar with an oxygen absorber. Then cut the instructions off the box and tape them to the jar. Some people may find the cost of oxygen absorbers much more attainable than the cost of a vacuum sealer and bags.

[betterose]

I cut the instructions off of the box and taped it to the inside of my cupboard door. My jars of whatever I vacuum sealed end up in different areas of our house. So having the instructions on my cupboard door is very handy. I have also taped the instructions for Bisquick there. Hope that this helps someone.

[jeng]

Thank you for showing the paper bag idea! I did this with my 20lb+ bags of flour and sugar from one of your previous videos, it worked great!

[juliepoppe]

You can also save your spagetti jars and lids and run throw dishwasher to reuse! The cheap way❤️

[agoogleuser]

I had a box of Hungry Jack in the cabinet and I just opened it from its original box about 2 nights ago. Their "best buy' date was Sept 2017. They were perfectly fine 4 years after their BB date in the original packaging.

Also, if your potato flakes have any kind of oil in them, and nearly all of them do, they will not be good forever. Oils make things go rancid and cuts the shelf life down a lot.

[amytih]

Great video, tfs 👍🏼
I’m a newbie to prepping and am learning so much from you. Hugs from Ireland 🇮🇪💚

[margaretbauer]

I add them to all my soups, stews, gravy!!!

[seabreezesoapsofmaine]

Make sure the instant potatoes you are storing are only potatoes. If there are added ingredients in the potatoes it will go rancid over time. Be careful.

[dizzyhaha]

Great hack using the cupcake liners. Thank you for a great video