amount of food to store

[hollohas]

I keep it in the vacuum sealed Mylar in the freezer. I would say that once you pull it out it would be good for 2 years at least. Just refrigerated I have had it last 3 years past the date. I keep a jar that I pull yeast from the freezer to use that year in the fridge. I also keep powdered butter and milk along with the other stuff. Once opened I reseal the bag when it goes back in the freezer. In the 1lb bags it is cheap enough that everyone should have at least one in the freezer.

I see you have enough yeast for years of baking! Thank you for all the knowledge you share here.

As you said, active dry yeast pretty much lasts forever in the freezer or not. But my point was that I think it is important to know how to produce your own consumables whenever possible. After All, yeast is a consumable and you can run out, so why not know how to make your own? It's easy to do and fun. I would argue that real survival preparation requires knowledge of how to be as self sufficient as possible, not just stocking up.

Maybe my post was in the wrong place considering this is a food "storage" thread...

To be more on topic, you can make your own yeast starter, STORE it and almost endlessly replenish it. And believe it or not yeast starters can survive out of the fridge too. For example...my in-laws live near the south site and were out of their house for months during the Hayman fire (and even before due to another fire before the Hayman...I forget the name). My father-in-law's 100 year old yeast starter that had been passed down over the years survived with no power for 2 months...without feeding. If it was fed and used regularly, it would survive forever with no refrigeration. That's how people made bread before active dry yeast and refrigeration...

[jerrymrc]

Good. Got an expert on this stuff. I found online that canned chili, Dinty Moore beef stew and Spam have an indefinite shelf life. I don't always believe what I read on the internet and you obviously have a lot of knowledge on this. Is this true? I dug up a can of Dinty Moore with a date of Feb 2014. Would it really still be good in say 2020? - Thanks!

I would say no. Just because there is no date on the can.... There are many items that will last a long time but storage conditions are key. I have used canned goods that were 2 years past the date. Some items are better than others at living a long life.

[jerrymrc]

I see you have enough yeast for years of baking! Thank you for all the knowledge you share here.

As you said, active dry yeast pretty much lasts forever in the freezer or not. But my point was that I think it is important to know how to produce your own consumables whenever possible. After All, yeast is a consumable and you can run out, so why not know how to make your own? It's easy to do and fun. I would argue that real survival preparation requires knowledge of how to be as self sufficient as possible, not just stocking up.

Maybe my post was in the wrong place considering this is a food "storage" thread...

To be more on topic, you can make your own yeast starter, STORE it and almost endlessly replenish it. And believe it or not yeast starters can survive out of the fridge too. For example...my in-laws live near the south site and were out of their house for months during the Hayman fire (and even before due to another fire before the Hayman...I forget the name). My father-in-law's 100 year old yeast starter that had been passed down over the years survived with no power for 2 months...without feeding. If it was fed and used regularly, it would survive forever with no refrigeration. That's how people made bread before active dry yeast and refrigeration...

I used to keep starter and do allot of baking when we had all the kids here. I have slowed down a little since it is just the two of us. As much as I like fresh bread I do keep a can of conditioner on hand. http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/dou...tionerCAN.aspx

It is not something I use when I make french bread or rolls but a little of this will make your bread last a long time. This conditioner is why the store bought stuff will last almost 2 weeks and normal home baked bread has mold in 3 days.

Now if one is the tree hugger anti everything aint gonna put no chemicals in my body kind of life form then this (or bathing) may not be for you but if there ever comes a day that the only bread is the stuff you are baking yourself then this might be handy to have.