Our frig went out last year while we were out of state, we had a nasty mess when we returned. Recently our upright freezer went out but we discovered it within a day or three, so we lost part of the freezer goods but not all. For me, that was 90# of frozen meat saved and re-loaded into the replacement freezer.

Close call but now I am working on moving bryond that vulnerability. I am about to start pickling meat, specifically porking pickling liquid created on a base of white vinegar, garlic…

Pickling meat