Storage life for Sugar?

[sthnrmwest]

If bags of Sugar Brown or White are sealed in Mylar with Oxygen absorbers what is everyone's experience with shelf life? Same question for Salt.

[610Alpha]

I highly recommend doing a search on the forums for sugar as this has been discussed before. You don't use Oxygen absorbers with sugar.

[crossbow]

If bags of Sugar Brown or White are sealed in Mylar with Oxygen absorbers what is everyone's experience with shelf life? Same question for Salt.

no oxygen absorbers for sugar or salt, store white sugar. then store molasses to make brown sugar. brown sugar==== white sugar and molasses

[610Alpha]

idiots guide to salt storage-

get new or clean used food grade bucket.
get salt
open bucket
open salt
dump salt into said bucket
put lid on bucket

you can use mylars if you want to protect the salt, but O2's are not needed.

I did a quick google search for "LTS salt" and this thread was at the top of the results list https://www.survivalandpreparednessf...1-salt-for-LTS

S & P is getting excellent hits from Google searches just so you know and it shows the power of doing a google search.

[sthnrmwest]

elittle thanks so much for the gentle sarcasm.

I understand now after reading that you would not use O2 absorbers with Sugar. However, I have not found a definitive statement as to why, Chemical Reaction, Anaerobic bacterial or fungal activity, simply not needed?. Re Mylar bags my thought was to store a quantity of sugar and of salt in a in each bucket. My thought was to use the mylar to prevent cross-contamination.

[brokedownbiker]

idiots guide to salt storage-

get new or clean used food grade bucket.
get salt
open bucket
open salt
dump salt into said bucket
put lid on bucket

you can use mylars if you want to protect the salt, but O2's are not needed.

I did a quick google search for "LTS salt" and this thread was at the top of the results list https://www.survivalandpreparednessf...1-salt-for-LTS

S & P is getting excellent hits from Google searches just so you know and it shows the power of doing a google search.

And repeat as needed to achieve your goal for storage amounts. Even if the sugar clumps up it won't hurt it. As long as the container is sealed against moisture, you are good.

[1Admin]

The idea is that the absorbers will make the salt and sugar clump up. IME, it will clump up anyways.

It really makes little difference IMO if you put absorbers in with them or not.

[Benn Gleck]

The idea is that the absorbers will make the salt and sugar clump up. IME, it will clump up anyways.

It really makes little difference IMO if you put absorbers in with them or not.

I'm glad you posted this.

I recently pulled out a bag of rock salt left over from last winters snow preps and it was a solid piece, which was soon remedied with a hammer. While I was breaking it up I thought the same thing would happen to my stored table salt because this was in two sealed bags.

[claymore]

no oxygen absorbers for sugar or salt, store white sugar. then store molasses to make brown sugar. brown sugar==== white sugar and molasses

This would be the way to go; but it was my understanding that molasses would not keep in LTS. (?) Hope I'm wrong on this.

[Swordarm4]

I would recommend honey, if sealed properly it doesnt go bad , not to mention the medical uses as well.

[claymore]

I would recommend honey, if sealed properly it doesnt go bad , not to mention the medical uses as well.

S4, how would you seal it ?

[crossbow]

This would be the way to go; but it was my understanding that molasses would not keep in LTS. (?) Hope I'm wrong on this.

we've had molasses in the 12oz jars here for yrs with no problems and back in the 40s my father would buy molasses in 55 gal drums and it would be laying up in the hay mow for yrs and not go bad, we used it to put on musty hay so the cow would eat it and also took some in the houes.

[crossbow]

S4, how would you seal it ?

we seal honey from our own bees in mason jars with a food savor, but it don't matter, just put it in a good jar with a tight fitting top, I've had honey here in 5 gal plastic pails for 20yrs that had crystallized, I just heated it a little and used it.honey don't go bad.

[1Admin]

One reason why honey is best kept in smaller containers- easier to stick in a pot of water to re liquify than a 5 gallon bucket. BTDT learned the lesson.

[claymore]

Good deal, thanks Crossbow (got some of those bottles of molasses a couple of years ago anyway). Also just left the honey in the plastic bottles (56 oz) that it came in.