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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Paint cans come, generally, in two types:  a) tin lined steel and b) epoxy 
coated.  High acid foods, high sulfar foods, neutral pH foods and certain 
other foods become discolored from contact with tin.   And, obviously you 
don't want epoxy next to your food.   Plus, they rust and you can't dry can 
in them.  I suppose you can use the packets the LDS sell but then you could 
just as easily buy the food grade buckets from them and then seal them. 
That's what they are meant for and they are water tight.  Or you can buy 
gallon jars and dry can and that kills two birds with one stone:  a) they're 
sealed and b) you've killed any little buggies that might have taken up 
residence in your food supply.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bobf" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>


> I just read this letter from the new edition of Backwoods Home magazine.  I 
> really don't know if the author is correct,; but it does make sense.  It is 
> certainly not something I had considered as a multi-use container. 
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> Best water and air tight container to store food
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> I read your every issue from cover to cover. In your Nov/Dec 2008 issue 
> "Ask Jackie" section she talks about storing food, but don't use ammo 
> cans. Her answer was so-so to OK. The BEST water and air tight container 
> is a 1-gallon paint can. These can be had at any bulk paint store; I buy 
> them by the case and store food, etc. in them. They have lids that are 
> water and air tight, and have a handle on each can; plus with a marker pen 
> you can identify what's in each can. They can be opened and resealed many 
> times; the lids are metal also. They don't break like glass jars.
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> Major E. A. Kelly (USAF, Ret.)
> Twin Falls, Idaho
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> http://www.backwoodshome.com/current_issue.html
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