Old Bay is from Maryland!Emerald said:We do like one called old bay and if you buy it in the tin at the store it is almost $4 for that small tin..
For spices, herbs, smaller items: I put the word out and got a bunch of free canning jars. I love the old-fashioned ones with the glass lids. You can get the rubber rings new if you look around....Ace hardware will order them for you if they don't carry them near you. These jars, with good rings, are very air tight. You can store them in a cupboard or on a shelf for display as long as there is not a lot of light. My kitchen gets no direct sunlight and I have a bookcase that I painted to match my decor and it is loaded with all kinds of jars, big and small, with foods in them. It actually looks great, and I saw something similar on the cover of Martha Stewart Living magazine a couple of years ago.Windyhillfarms said:I have started pricing spices, sugar, flour, etc believing that I need to start stocking up on this stuff as the prices are going through the roof. My problem is storage. I have to buy something to store all of this stuff in to keep it fresh, but what do you store it in? Well, I should reword that, what can you buy to store things in bulk that I'm sure need to be kept dry, etc., that would easily store in an orderly fashion and just as importantly, where can you purchase these storage devices? I see words like mylar and some kind of packets for keeping out moisture, but being a novice, don't know what they are or how to get them ...
I usually buy our mylar storage bags through USA Emergency Supply as they normally have the best prices that I have found. They also sell the Oxygen Absorber packs that you add to the bags. I would recommend looking at some of the YouTube videos on long term food storage to get an idea of how the process works. It's one thing for someone to try to explain the process (it's actually quite simple and easy), but it's great to actually see someone do it as it is explained.Windyhillfarms said:I have started pricing spices, sugar, flour, etc believing that I need to start stocking up on this stuff as the prices are going through the roof. My problem is storage. I have to buy something to store all of this stuff in to keep it fresh, but what do you store it in? Well, I should reword that, what can you buy to store things in bulk that I'm sure need to be kept dry, etc., that would easily store in an orderly fashion and just as importantly, where can you purchase these storage devices? I see words like mylar and some kind of packets for keeping out moisture, but being a novice, don't know what they are or how to get them ...