DRY-PACK FOODS FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE

■ The internet is a wonderful asset to gain knowledge on just about anything. But it can also lead you astray, as I found out the other day. My recent preservation experience started with a YouTube video on “dry canning,” a type of oven canning. Although I can many of my own fruits and vegetables, I never thought too much about canning dry foods. I’ve always put my flour, cornmeal, and some other dry goods in the freezer, because of the bugs that can get into those items if not stored correctly. Unfortunately, this takes up a lot of freezer space, so I was thrilled when I came across a video on dry canning. I thought I’d found a new way to store bulk