I love your videos, I am 85 years old and when I click on one of your videos, it cheers me up!!! Keep making Dollar Tree videos as I enjoy each one of them!!

I just cut my labels with the box/packaging and tuck it in the jar - readable up against the side

That was a great video. Seems like a whole generation lost that knowledge. My Mom and Grandma did all the things you show us, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me....

I've found that most dry goods (i.e. pasta, white rice, etc...) stays good for 5 years and even up to 10 years, so long as the jar is very full and an oxygen absorber & bay leaf are left on top. That's for canning jars that aren't vacuum sealed or anything. Oh, and I have found that it's best to use the amber jars, unless you're keeping the jars in a very dark & dry place.

I’ve never heard of using a break-bleeder to vacuum-seal-and the fact that it’s manual makes it a must-have for sure-we’re gonna have to get one 😊👍 If you’re ever out of fingernail polish remover (I didn’t know it worked on sharpies), painters tape works well for the canning lids because I only have to peel it off for reuse. I Love your channel lady, you inspire (and teach) me to be more self-reliant, thank you 🙏🌻🥰

I use rubbing alcohol (91%) to remove the permanent marker writing from lids. It's usually very easy to get and does a good job.

I love how calm n matter of fact you are! Blessings

Gasket solution for antique jars with glass top lids is to use the thick rubber bands from produce. The purple ones from broccoli/asparagus work great👍

@hazztv6317

2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou 🙂

@bestbargainfashion5575

2 жыл бұрын

Love this! Thanks.

@bestbargainfashion5575

2 жыл бұрын

LUV this one! Thx 4 sharing!!!

Another way to remove Sharpie writing is to get an erasable marker and go over the writing. It will wipe right off.

@honeybee2356

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks that makes sense! BTW... I learned about nail polish remover when my neice was a toddler😳😆

@mitzismith4944

3 жыл бұрын

Alcohol I have found will take off sharpie marker too.

@fingerlakespreppergrl

Жыл бұрын

Butter will take sharpie marker off toddler skin too

I have had great luck with finding those gaskets for the jars at Ace Hardware stores. I also store my dry goods in vacuum sealed jars . Love Winco too.

I have seen some people use the dog food holders that come with the gama lids and sit on their sides. They hold 50 or 60 lbs of food. You can find them on Sams club or online dog stores. Im sure you can find them other.places to.

I have found that you can purchase the off brand white plastic jar lids she showed at Wal-Mart and also amazon for a very small price. As for the fact they won't seal tightly to the jar... I put a regular canning lid on the jar and use the white plastic lid as you would a ring, seals tight.

A hair dryer blowing hot over the label will assist in label removal.

I love that hand pump vacuum sealing device! God bless.

@megandrewm5450

2 жыл бұрын

You can find brake bleeders in the auto section of Harbor Freight, Autozone or Napa.

I store my dry goods just like you, Vickie. The storage buckets with gamma lids are so nice. I have the pry lid, too and it is invaluable. I save my Asure bags. Something tells me storage containers, jars, and bags are something to hang on to and will become scarce.

@justwannasay5454

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I am trying to stock up on quart-sized FoodSaver bags.

@mitzismith4944

3 жыл бұрын

You can purchase food saver bags on a roll and it is so much more cost-effective. That's how I buy mine because sometimes you just don't need a big bag for or you need one bigger than the pre-made ones.

@fayetanner2244

3 жыл бұрын

You are certainly right. Knowledge good sence and wisdom keeps us prepared

@bestbargainfashion5575

2 жыл бұрын

We save grocery sack shopping bags (for potty bags later) ball up a full bag into a giant clear bag, that has all of the full bags full of bags in it; it's just a huge clear contractor bag full of you know what bags. lol

I use the JAR KEY from Amazon to open jars. It also protects the lid. Thanks for the tips! Rhonda

Keep up the GREAT WORK Vickie. Love your videos!

To remove the writing I use alcohol and it also takes out very fast the writing. I also seal everything because I live in a very hot climate. Love to see you preserving your foods.

THANK YOU VICKIE FOR THIS MUCH NEEDED VLOG! BE WELL.

Such great info this came out just in Gods perfect timing. Thanks Vicki.

I haven’t gotten through all the comments, but, I also use the antique jars for dry storage, including my herbs that I dehydrate, and I’ve gotten the replacement gaskets from Lehman’s online. And, I’ve even found them periodically at our local (not big box) hardware store.

Great informational video.. Thank so very much for sharing Mrs. Vickie. God bless ya :)

Thank you for the tip on removing lettering off lids!! Wonderful informative video!

I'm going to look for bulk bins now. Thank you Vicki for all your information. Your right about a lost generation. I am teaching my granddaughter to store and prep.

Love Winco! Great place for bulk foods and dried herbs! New to your channel! Enjoyed this video!

I have a vintage lid puller, and you are correct it is wonderful! Keto looks good on you!

Just subscribed and rang the bell! Can’t wait to see more of your videos! I buy in bulk, store mostly in jars.

Thank you for sharing a lot of good solid information. May God bless you, as well.

Hi Vickie. First time I have seen one of your videos. I enjoyed it. You explain everything very well. Nice to meet you.

I’m new to your channel & I can’t wait to learn more about food preservation & I am sure much much more than I can ever image .God Bless you always & thank you for all the incredible information.🙏🏻❤️✌🏼😊

love Winco!!! my fav store and our bulk bins are open too. I shop at the one in Sparks when I go there every summer for vacation

Yahoo a keto prepper. I just found your channel. Love your storage ideas.

This is my first time here. Notifications on and subscribed. Thank you.

Great tip with the nail Polish remover!! Thanks!

New subscriber here. Love watching these kinds of videos. You learn something new everyday.

I 💕 All the Information You Gave Us. .... 🤗🙏👍. I My Self Needed This Knowledge. 😊

I do the same with the labels. On some things, like flour or oats, if there are also recipes on the package, I’ll tape that part onto the jar, too. I’m so glad to watch your video, because I never feel confident in the way I do things; this makes me feel better, thank you!

Have been a subscriber for a long time. But you along with several others just haven’t been coming up. Had to resubscribe to you and several others. Love your program even though I can’t do what you do. Glad to have you back.

This was a wonderful video. Thanks for sharing we appreciate it very much and may God bless. It takes a special woman to be willing to live this lifestyle....... especially living in the days of instant gratification. At 73 years I have seen a lot of changes. I remember listening to Gunsmoke on the radio along with several other radio programs.

Never knew that trick about the nail polish remover! Thank you for such an informative video. The way food prices are going, we should all buy in bulk if possible. I've been canning meats all day that I got on sale.

Good video. I do all things you do. Dehydrating, canning, we have 3/4 of a acre he provides small garden and we have 6 chickens. Beautiful flower beds. We love it. I buy in bulk and storage in jars and vacuum seal them. Awesome

A trick to removing and reusing a label is to heat it. I either use hot water or a hair blower and it peels right off. Thank you for all your videos, I enjoy them so much.

I use a small piece of moist Magic Eraser to get the old writing off of the lids. Works great with no chemicals.

@oldcalir.e.broker9094

3 жыл бұрын

So does rubbing alcohol

@GoingGreenMom

3 жыл бұрын

Um, what do you think is in a Magic Eraser? Those things are loaded with chemicals.

@mlapa08

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoingGreenMom that's simply not true. It's an abrasive material made of non-toxic melamine foam. Akin to using a sponge, but made to be like very fine sandpaper in texture. There are no cleaning agents in the sponge and it uses the power of water and friction to get the job done

Ameranth makes good flour when you grind it!

I have gotten alot of 5gal buckets from Firehouse Subs. Only $3 each with lid. I have some gamma lids but with milar bags for rice, dog food etc, haven't used yet. Saving for more flour, oats etc. Keep on prepping!

The brake bleeding ideas is top notch!

I learned alot! Thankyou for making this video.❤

@VickiesCountryHome

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Heidi at rain country is my go to girl to learn things. I also use the brake bleeder. She's so informative

I just found your channel and I'm subscribing. I really enjoyed it and all the information you shared. I'm looking forward to more new videos and to watching your other videos. Thank you so much and God bless you.

@VickiesCountryHome

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome and God bless!

I bought a jar opener like that at a yard sale and didn’t even know what it was used for…then I started canning a couple of years ago. I love that jar opener! I saw the brake bleeder on Becoming a Farm Girl. I did buy one but I haven’t used it yet.

Thank you for sharing the nail polish remover tip!

Nice to watch. Keep up the good wirk.

Such a helpful video!!!! Thank you 🙂

This is a very good video. Thank you!

Thanks for all the good information

i use a large soup spoon to open jars. never bent one just put it up to the ltd gently tip spoon back to release the seal. also a firm palm slam on the bottom right before you open helps too

Have you ever put food safe diatomaceous earth in rice and beans and such. It's a super fine powder (usually used in swimming pool filters). You can sprinkle it around a house to kill ants and pests and so on. But about a tablespoon in a 5 gallon bucket kills pests in there and it is not hazardous to people. Just don't get it in your eyes and lungs. Check it out. Be healthy, stay safe and many blessings, Morgan

Love like minded people. Your videos are great!!

Super helpful! Thank you!

You can purchase the Viceroy gaskets for the older jars at most Canadian Tire stores in Canada. - I have purchased a bunch for all my Crown Jars (Made in Canada).

I am new to your channel, but it was informative. Thanks.

We love you and the lifestyle, I wish I had u for a Neibor. Yummm and living in that land. Wow is like heaven 🙏🏻✊🏻

Great advice! I'm looking for a second generator now.

Thank you for the tips! 😊

I just picked up my first Azure Standard order today! I’m vacuum sealing some dry beans this evening and finding room in the freezer for rye & einkorn flour. Thanks Miss Vicky!

New subscriber here. Loved this video, thank you!

I usually put a metal disk inside the white plastic lid for short term

Great, helpful info!

Well organized, very informative video. Rubbing alcohol will remove permanent marker as well. Thank you for your useful information.

I just found you today and I’m so glad!

Amaranth can be popped like popcorn. It can br ground into flour or cooked as-is. Try dry toasting it in a pan first for extra flavor. We reuse labels often. If we can't reuse the label (if it tears while removing) or if packing tape is pricey we use masking tape.

So glad I found you! 🥰🥰🥰

You are awesome! Thank you and God bless♥️♥️♥️

THANK YOU! GREAT VIDEO!

just subscribed!! thanks for all the tips and tricks!

@VickiesCountryHome

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Good info. Thank you!!

I was wanting to get one of the lid removers and then forgot about it, Thank you for the reminder, just got it ordered,I have arthritis in both hands ,very helpful.. Lol you said put a ring on it, and my brain pulled up beyonce' lol and I'm too old for her kinda music.. How do you like canning with Harvest Guard lids and rings..I am so grateful you mentioned in an Azure haul video about taking the labels on the bag off and using for jar ..I did not know that til you said it, so Thank You

We get a black "China Marker" at the local Tractor Supply. Comes off easily.

Try Popping it. one to two tablespoons at a time in a hot dry cast iron skillet. Do it like jiffypop. It's really good.

Really good information, Vickie - especially whereas I have never canned before! A couple of tips for you: Sometimes removing labels can be easy by hitting the label with a hot hair dryer for a few moments. Also, if you don't have nail polish remover onhand, Sharpie marks can sometimes be removed with isopropyl alcohol. 😉

@susanolson4486

8 ай бұрын

@cindyatwood7144 I have tried isopropyl alcohol over and over to try to get the old Sharpie writing off and it doesn’t work. My lids are brand new, not scratched or anything. I also tried nail polish remover- still doesn’t work. Any ideas to help? Does the percentage on the isopropyl alcohol matter? I have 70%.

when I pack salts and sugars for long term storage I put moisture absorbers/dessicants in with the salt or sugar to capture any additional moisture that may be in it

@irenecrandall9417

3 жыл бұрын

Your sugar may get hard

@ruthdoyle3572

3 жыл бұрын

Your sugar and salt will become like blocks of cement if you use oxygen absorbers in them

@leetripp448

3 жыл бұрын

Dessicants are not 02 absorbers. Just sayin😍

@KaylynnStrain

3 жыл бұрын

@@leetripp448 that's why I use them in salts and sugars when I pack them for long term storage

@justwannasay5454

3 жыл бұрын

Shouldnt use them for sugar.

More good information, The dehydrated celery is a good product, Great in soups I bought Farro, Never tried it but, im going to see if I like it, Xoxoxo

@PoliteTeeth

3 жыл бұрын

Hello miss Lori! So happy to see you here!

@libertyforme4336

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ms & Mr Lori!! I love your videos too!!

@VickiesCountryHome

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never had farro either. Be sure and let us know how it is. Xoxoxo

@chomama1628

3 жыл бұрын

I just bought some this week also. Foods like this really fill the belly and stretch meat also if ground and added.

Save all glass jars n lids they came with like store bought jars with their canning in it lol . they come in handy for so many dry goods n spices n herbs

Rubbing alcohol will remove the magic marker from the lid. I very much enjoyed your video. Thank you.

🙋‍♀️ New subscriber from So Cal, great info thank you

Excellent video!

Our health food stores have both the gamma seals & a new one that after screwing on the lid, the middle of the top twists on & off !! It fits buckets holding 21/2 or 3 gallon- they hold about 20 lbs of sugar or flour. Live it cuz they're easier to move & store !!

@VickiesCountryHome

3 жыл бұрын

I have those too, but most ingredients I buy in larger amounts, so I use the 5 or 6 gallon buckets more.

@lyndarina9839

3 жыл бұрын

Liberty I also bought some 2 and 1/2 gallon storage buckets from Amazon and I’m going back for more. They are easier to lift when filled, and are perfect for storing small amount foods like spices that I put in small Mylar bags. I got some gamma lids for my 5 gallon buckets and they also fit the smaller buckets perfectly. It’s amazing how heavy 5 gallon buckets filled with food can be. I also store emergency medical supplies and random small household items in 2 and 1/2 gallon buckets.

You can take a dryease marker and write over the sharpie. It will remove the sharpie marker writing.

Hand sanitizer takes the ink off those lids, too.

@jessicamccallie

2 жыл бұрын

Yikes

Wow- soooo much information

Girlfriend you are so much my canning twin!

Great video! I'll share on my fb pages.

just subscribe...very grateful for your knowledge, love del

@VickiesCountryHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome!

New subscriber!!! Thank you for this video!

Cute apron Vickie.

Nice video. Thank you.

We only do gamma lids, when we tryed the other lid we would never use the items because the lids were such a pain. I also have a rubber mallet from the dollar tree. I also do the clear tape reused labels.

@megandrewm5450

2 жыл бұрын

Be careful if you stack them, we had a couple crack so now we use them in the pantry or keep them on top of a stack. Use a bucket wrench for regular lids.

I’ve learned a lot from you Dehydrated celery in bulk. I didn’t know! I buy celery when on sale & dehydrate it myself Another “duh moment”. I use a hair straightener to seal my Mylar bags, but never thought about fixing a puncture with it 🤦🏽‍♀️ I just bought a 50# bag of organic raw sugar, vacuum sealed part of it in 1/2 gallon jars, most in a 5 gallon bucket with a Gamma lid, thanks for the reassurance that I did the right thing Now, I have 150#’s of non-GMO, unbromated flour in the freezer. How should I store it? I usually store it in gallon zip lock bags in my freezer, do I need a Mylar bag to store in a bucket?

@judykruse5630

3 жыл бұрын

Mylar is the best bet in my humble opinion.

I've been using turmeric over 10 years and I've always found the color to be on the orange side and you mentioned grainy, but this is a root that is ground into a powder form. You might check to be sure it's turmeric.

This presentation was very informative. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. I've been pressure canning but don't find many recipes for using what I have canned. Would be much helpful if you would share your recipes---ugly chicken, canned roast, pulled pork, canned ground meat and ham. Thanks again.