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To: mishedlo who wrote (69397)	9/24/2007 11:44:39 AM
From: Travis_Bickle	Respond to of 116555

I used to store tuna steaks for months when I used to go on an annual outer banks trip. I used to use this method: Water is the most effective airtight package. Three good ways to seal fish in water are glazing, ice blocks without prior freezing and ice blocks with prior freezing. Glazing- This method works especially well for whole fish, but other portions can also be frozen this way. Freeze fish in a protective plastic bag. Prepare a pan of very cold, almost frozen water. Remove frozen fish from plastic bag, dip in the very cold water and return to freezer. Repeat dipping and freezing until the ice glaze is 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Fish can be stored without further wrapping, but the ice glaze will gradually evaporate. To improve keeping quality, wrap glazed fish in freezer wrap, date and store. Ice Block 1- Place a single layer of fish in shallow pan, such as a cake pan. Cover with water and freeze solid. Remove block from pan, wrap in freezer wrap, date the package and return to freezer. Ice Block 2- This method creates the least amount of pressure on tender fish flesh. Place a single layer of fish in a shallow container. Place pan in freezer overnight to freeze fish solidly. The next morning, cover the frozen fish with water and freeze. Remove frozen block from pan, wrap, date and store. web1.msue.msu.edu

To: mishedlo who wrote (69397)	9/24/2007 11:56:22 AM
From: ajtj99	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 116555

OK, my point was that you can stave off higher prices only so long. Growing up my family also had a spare freezer where we stored a processed 1/2 steer, items from our garden, and fruit picked locally. While you can still get soda on sale at $1.00 per 2-liter for national brands, it is no longer $0.88 or $0.79 like it was the past 20-years. That's a permanant change. Milk is up 40%. Ask any grocery person what their staples are, and they'll list milk, eggs, and bread near the top. Flour and sugar used to be a bigger part of the grocery business, but prepared food have taken a big chunk of that away. Eggs are up 60% the past year. Pasta's up about 20%. Tortillas are up big. If something doesn't seem like it's going up, check the package size. It may have been reduced. Ore Ida reduced many packages from 32-oz. to as low as 22-oz, but have kept the prices from creeping up too much. Same thing. It's a price increase. Here's a chart of feeder cattle. Up 15% this year. That has to translate at the supermarket quotes.ino.com Here's live cattle quotes.ino.com Hogs are down, somewhat mitigating that. Chicken's up 15% as well. I know. I watch prices too.