FOOD PRESERVATION
Do not store your food in excessive sunlight.
Do not store food near excessive warmth or moisture.
Do not store food where animals or insects may get to it.
Keep a constant check on your food.
Wrap food in airtight and waterproof containers.
DRYING :
Dried foods are less likely to be affected by moulds and maggots.
With meat, you neeed cut off excessive fat and rub salt into it, then hang in a cool, dry place.
Smoking will dehydrate the meat and give it a protective coating.
Place nuts on hot rocks which have been heated in a fire.
Turn the nuts till dried.
Fruit and berries may be dried whole or sliced.
Cut into slices, then dry in the sun or smoke dry.
Vegetables may be preserved by boiling and then storing in salt water.
Add salt until a potato will float.
Wilderness Survival
