California Farm Annual Food Preserves Clean Out

Name: California Farm Annual Food Preserves Clean Out
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Pantry canned foods: olives, grape leaves, peppersauce, celeriac, gari, lovage broth, tomato pepper sauce, hazelnut nutella cream, rose water, cointreau and grand marnier extracts; Pantry bottles: wine, beer, mead, sake, cider, sangria, rumtopf, cherry, apricot brandy, pepper vodka, plum slivovitsch, vinegars, sauces, liqueurs, olive oils, extracts, honey, other; Pantry dried items: tomatoes, apples, apricots, peppers, garlic cloves, herbs, cheeses, sausages, bacon, hams, jerky, dried fish, smoked fish; Fridge mason jars: pickles, relishes, peppers, sauerkrauts, tomatoes, jams, chutneys, jellies, syrups, mayo, sambals, atjars, ketchup, picallily, mustard, dressings, garlic paste, lemon grass paste; Fridge cured meats: bacon, ham, sausages, beef, liver pate, rillettes, gravlax; Deep freeze processed: lemon juice, lime juice, tomato juice, grape juice, cheese whey, dried cream, yoghurt, milk powder, pesto sauce, apple sauce, broths, soups, fonds; Deep freeze storage: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, goose, turkey, pheasant, duck, salmon, trout; Cold or cellar storage: potatoes, onions, garlic, shallots, cabbages, carrots, apples, beets, sprouts, winter squash, homemade cheeses; Dry goods: beans, rice, flours, grains, baking ingredients, nuts, sugars, salt, herbs, spices, lentils, peas, dried milk, dried cream, dried yoghurt, dried blue cheese, dried parmesan cheese, ghee; Freeze dried ingredients: complete dinners, soups, sauces, eggs; Sun dried ingredients: tomatoes, apples, apricots, berries, beans, peas, herbs

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

The home farm harvest from 2023 is all preserved, and traditionally, after eating so much for the Holidays, between Christmas and Mardi Gras Day 2024 is when all foods that were preserved in 2022 should be eaten, used and discarded if suspect. Some foods, however, had a bad harvest and we will continue to use them till the new crop is in, as long as we feel it is safe.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

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2 people

Pantry canned foods: olives, grape leaves, peppersauce, celeriac, gari, lovage broth, tomato pepper sauce, hazelnut nutella cream, rose water, cointreau and grand marnier extracts
Pantry bottles: wine, beer, mead, sake, cider, sangria, rumtopf, cherry, apricot brandy, pepper vodka, plum slivovitsch, vinegars, sauces, liqueurs, olive oils, extracts, honey, other
Pantry dried items: tomatoes, apples, apricots, peppers, garlic cloves, herbs, cheeses, sausages, bacon, hams, jerky, dried fish, smoked fish
Fridge mason jars: pickles, relishes, peppers, sauerkrauts, tomatoes, jams, chutneys, jellies, syrups, mayo, sambals, atjars, ketchup, picallily, mustard, dressings, garlic paste, lemon grass paste
Fridge cured meats: bacon, ham, sausages, beef, liver pate, rillettes, gravlax
Deep freeze processed: lemon juice, lime juice, tomato juice, grape juice, cheese whey, dried cream, yoghurt, milk powder, pesto sauce, apple sauce, broths, soups, fonds
Deep freeze storage: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, goose, turkey, pheasant, duck, salmon, trout
Cold or cellar storage: potatoes, onions, garlic, shallots, cabbages, carrots, apples, beets, sprouts, winter squash, homemade cheeses
Dry goods: beans, rice, flours, grains, baking ingredients, nuts, sugars, salt, herbs, spices, lentils, peas, dried milk, dried cream, dried yoghurt, dried blue cheese, dried parmesan cheese, ghee
Freeze dried ingredients: complete dinners, soups, sauces, eggs
Sun dried ingredients: tomatoes, apples, apricots, berries, beans, peas, herbs
Cost: at store bought prices, the estimated value of disposed items for the year is around $50

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Steps

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Pantry items: open one of each, view, smell, taste, process, dispose if suspicious. If delicious, keep opened one in fridge after opening, unopened ones in pantry.
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Fridge items: open each, smell, taste, process, dispose if suspicious, especially mold.
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Freezer Items: check date on packaging, check for freezer burn, repack, keep, thaw, use, or dispose of in fermenter, or compost, or in septic system.
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Dry goods: buy annually when crops are in, store air tight, insect, rodent proof in cool dark and dry area in lock top five gallon food grade pails, each holds 35 lbs.. Dispose of discolored, deformed, molded or smelly items.
To replenish, see our farm planning guide in cookpad.

California Farm Cookpad Planning
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Freeze dried food items: edible for 25 years, economical when purchased at peak harvest time, a great back up dinner in case of emergency, or for back packing, half pound dinners reconstitute into full dinners with two cups hot water. Cover the frozen dinner with dry ice in a camping cooler till dry, that is all it takes to make.

California Farm Freeze Dried Foods, Campcooler Method

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California Farm Freeze Dried Foods, Campcooler Method

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on January 10, 2024 06:06

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.