What foods do you freeze?

[busterb]

Canning is great because it's cheaper than freezing (in terms of energy costs) and if the power goes out, which it does here a LOT, your food is safe.

Help me out here! You pay for the heat to cook , what ever. Then have to boil the jars, bottles. Then place back in boiling water?
Heat the house up and run the AC to cool the house.
I'm lost.

Originally Posted by busterb

Help me out here! You pay for the heat to cook , what ever. Then have to boil the jars, bottles. Then place back in boiling water?
Heat the house up and run the AC to cool the house.
I'm lost.

If you are storing food long-term, the additional cost per quart for running the freezer (not to mention the price of buying a freezer) is greater than the initial cost of jars and the energy used to heat the water and preserves.

This website explains it better:

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/FOODNUT/08704.html