On our last grocery haul it was time for us to go stock up on the sugar. I like to have a stockpile on consumables such as flour and sugar. There are many reasons for stocking up on these kitchen necessities. One, you have the items when you need them. Two, this is a financial reason; you get to lock in the price for 6 months to a year. You can hear more of my reasons about canning sugar here.
Storing Sugar
Here is my favorite way of storing all of this sugar that we buy. It’s super easy and protects your sugar at the same time. There are a couple of things you will need to can sugar.
- Canning jars and lids, you can use any size of jar you like and you can reuse the canning lids as well.
- vacuum sealer
- jar sealer
Fill your jars with sugar, put your lid on the jar. Put your jar sealer over the lid and press the button on the vacuum sealer. After it runs it should put a vacuum seal on the lid so it doesn’t come off the jar.
Putting the Sugar Away
Now, this doesn’t give the protection of canning which uses heat to kill bacteria in the food. What this does do is puts the sugar in containers that the vermin can’t get into. Puts the sugar in usable size containers for easy use. It also puts a suction on the opening of the jars which gives another layer of protection.
Fixing the Problems
One problem we run into is finding a place to store the sugar. I already have the pantry full of other items, however just getting a little creative will solve that problem. Put the jars under the bed, in the bottom of a bookcase, under your couch. We put our extra sugar in our closet. It’s long and offers a great spot for it.
I really hope that I have convinced you to store up on some of your consumables for cooking and baking. Also, that it doesn’t seem so scary and that thinking out of the box you can store these for a longer period of time in unconventional spots.
Here is to your homesteading dreams,
Shawn
