BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 26, 2023
Maine’s homesteaders and gardeners carry on some food preservation traditions, often swearing by methods used centuries ago — despite modern science coming up with processes experts say are far more reliable and safer. Here are some of the techniques that homesteaders are still practicing today, and why experts suggest finding alternative practices. Water glassing fresh eggs in a solution of pickling lime and water can promote the growth of deadly bacteria. There are a lot of foods that can be safely preserved by canning. Butter is not one of them. When fermenting grains mycotoxins and the aflatoxins are a concern because they can be deadly.