Real Food Preserved.

[Durgan]

Listed is most of my effort of preserving produce for use during the 2012/2013 Winter season. A litre of various juices per day is about my typical consumption, often mixed in the drinking glass.My small attempt to avoid the commercial food supply, which I consider to be much flawed. Efforts are made to improve and add different foods with new inputs. Details are in my Garden Journal. http://durgan.org/2011/ Right click on your mouse to open the links in a new window, so you can return back to the forum by closing the picture window.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?KYQUO 9 October 2012 Cranberry.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?GIPEF 24 September 2012 Pear Juice.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BNIYM 21 September 2012 Pumpkin Raspberry Pilot Bread
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?GEGJA 20 September 2012 Processing Pumpkin Seeds
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?RJSIZ 17 September 2012 . Tomato Juice.Sixty pounds processed
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CSEYK 31 August 2009 Processing soy beans
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?TQYWH 15 September 2012 Raspberry Dessert
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?WWCQU 2 September 2012 Pilot Bread. Five whole grain.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?DMMCI 31 August 2012 Kale
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?TPVRN 26 August 2012 Elderberry Juice
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?AFOZF 10 August 2012 Whole Wheat Grain Flour Pilot Bread
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ZWVZC 6 August 2012 Corn Juice
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?FUWWT 3 August 2012 Bean and Carrot Juice
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?IUXFC 26 July 2012 Rice Pilot Bread.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?RHIND 25 July 2012. Blueberry Fruit Leather.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?JBAOD 22 July 2012.Preserving Garden Vegetables by Dehydrating.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?DIZER 19 July 2012 Blueberry Juice
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ZUFLP 18 July 2012 Tomato Juice(beets,okra,egg plant,celery,basil,parsley,dill)
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BXFRZ 17 July 2012 Goja Berry and Blueberry Juice.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?WSALN 14 July 2012 Purslane Seed Pilot Bread
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?YESPM 14 July 2012 Cucumber Juice (Egg plant,Okra,Celery,Basil)
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CHWRD 11 July 2012 Tomato Juice.(Beet,Carrot,Basil)
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BTEGK 9 July 2012 Gooseberry Juice
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?XSPNK 5 July 2012 Pilot Bread. Purslane and Sesame
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?KRKOL 4 July 2011 Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?VENWO 2 July 2012
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CNHIB 26 June 2012 Paneer.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?YLVDA 25 June 2012 Twelve Vegetable Juicing
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?KQWSQ 23 June 2012 Cooking nuts and seeds
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?TVJBW 19 June 2012 Juicing 8 Garden Vegetables.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?YQKWT 16 June 2012 Juicing Pak Choy, Swiss Chart, Beets
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NBCMK 13 June 2012 Juicing Romaine lettuce, broccoli, purslane, parsley, basil.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?RHLJP 11 June 2012 Juicing Collards,Cauliflower,Broccoli
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BGMUI 10 June 2012 Juicing Apple Strawberry
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?GYNFX 7 June 2012 Juicing Garden Vegetables
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?JQKTK 1 June 2012 Pak Choy Juicing.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?WXMQQ 29 May 2012 Juicing Collards
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?UFIYA 26 May 2012 Cooking Pumpkin and Sunflower Seeds.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?KFPEM 26 May 2012 Juicing Garden Produce
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?QOBTF 20 May 2012 Almonds
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?AIOTR 7 May 2012 Daily Food
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?UGKGR 4 May 2012 Produce Nutrients.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?LLLFD 27 April 2012 Pilot Bread Flax.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?GNUGD 15 April 2012 Pilot Bread,Filbert.Sunflower.Flax.Whole Wheat Flour.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?PJOYZ 9 April 2012 Cooking Dried Beans
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?RJMST 4 April 2012 Pilot Bread Flax Seasame Pumpkin
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?JKXXY 25 January 2012 Almond Milk
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CHGEJ 24 January 2012 Soy Milk and Soy Cream.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?OJLLC 23 January 2012 Pilot Bread Black Walnut(Juglans nigra) and Dark Rye Flour.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?TYCWP 10 December 2011 Pomegranate Juice.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NYIJA 6 December 2011 Orange Juice

 

[Smiles Jr.]

Wow! That's quite a list and lots of great pics. Thanks.

I'm not familiar with the name "pilot" bread. Can you tell us a little more about it. Why is it called "pilot"?

Do you make all of your meals as juice or do you eat fresh veggies from the garden either raw or cooked?

 

[Durgan]

Wow! That's quite a list and lots of great pics. Thanks.

I'm not familiar with the name "pilot" bread. Can you tell us a little more about it. Why is it called "pilot"?

Do you make all of your meals as juice or do you eat fresh veggies from the garden either raw or cooked?

Pilot bread is hardtack, used by trappers and sailors in rthe old days. I read the name in a book and thought it was great. It keeps forever if cooked long enough to remove all the moisture. Some insipid commercial version is sold, similar to crackers,, and apparently is common in Alaska. My version was designed, since I got disgusted with the commercial versions of bread being sold. Also I make my own whole grain flour from the grains, since the commercial stuff is emasculated by removing a portion of the whole grain to improve shelf life.

I eat the typical food periodically on festive and social occasions. I make my own meals. For breakfast I always have Natto or soy beans, and a bowl of large flake oats with skim milk. I have been eating the soy beans for probably 40 years. I utilize a lot of nuts cooked ansd all the beans. One patty of pilot bread is very filling. For vitamins and minerals the "juice" is utilized. I also eat a baked potato daily served with butter. I do use a bit of black strap molasses primarily for iron, since I do not eat much meat, and then mostly lamb and some shellfish from New Zealand. Also I am always looking for new foods to increase the variety. I eat the fresh fruit and vegetables in season. Seldom eat eggs, and don't have sugar, honey or any sweetener in the house except for black strap no sulphur molasses. I maintain my weight of 180 with BMI of 24.

After much experimentation, choosing raw or cooked, I arrived at the conclusion that cooked is much better, since I believe the food is digested more readily. I am also of the opinion seeds without being pulverized should be ingested in small amounts.

I am not fanatical about it, just looking for a simple food, fast to prepare without additives. All it takes is a mindset revamp.

My condiments are vinegar, soy sauce, and butter.

 

[baymule]

Great pics, lots of information to read and study. I am learning a lot this evening, keep it coming!!