Do you have an overabundance of potatoes? These are all great ways to preserve potatoes and to keep them from going bad!
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Ways to Preserve Potatoes
Potatoes are what I would consider a staple. Whether you’re eating sweet potatoes or red potatoes, or whether they are massed or boiled, they are good in so many dishes!
I’m sorry, but this is what I think of every time I say the word potato! lol
If you’ve seen the Lord of the Rings then you know what I’m talking about. If not then I’m sorry;) po-ta-toes! Boil them, mash them, eat them in a stew!
Ok, I’ll stop I promise;)
Let’s get back to potatoes!
When you have an overabundance of potatoes what do you do? Preserve them of course!
Preserving food is very important.
Whether you are preserving potatoes, peaches, bananas, cucumbers, peppers, apples, tomatoes, or anything else, you are also doing more than just keeping your food from going bad.
Not only are you not wasting food, but you are becoming self sufficient. You are preparing so that your family will always have food. During hard times or natural disasters you will be prepared! Your family will be able to eat!
So, give these potato recipes a try. And then stand back and admire your pantry full of prepared food! And be prepared to enjoy some great dishes containing potatoes throughout the upcoming year!
How to Preserve Potatoes
6 Ways to Preserve Potatoes
How to you like to eat your po-ta-toes? 😉 Give each of these recipes a try!
Canning Potatoes for Emergencies and Convenience {plus how to use canned potatoes}
Canning potatoes is a fantastic way to store potatoes, especially in warm climates. Learn how to safely can potatoes in this step by step guide.
Have a lot of potatoes and don't know what to do with them? Make these Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes and keep them in the freezer. They freeze beautifully!
Freezing potatoes is a great preservation method!
Dried potatoes can be used in so many ways. Find out how to make your own here!
Let's not forget sweet potatoes! They deserve to be preserved too;)
Did you know that you can freeze dry mashed potatoes?! I never thought of using this method, what a great idea!
Preserving Potatoes
And those are 6 ways to preserve potatoes! Which recipes will you use?
If you would like to find more recipes for preserving food then be sure to check out 47 Food Dehydrator Recipes, 140 Home Canning Recipes, 11 Ways to Preserve Tomatoes, 11 Ways to Preserve Apples, 6 Ways to Preserve Bananas, 8 Ways to Preserve Peaches, 7 Ways to Preserve Peppers, 9 Ways to Preserve Cucumbers, 75 Fermented Foods Recipes, and 13 Foods You Can Freeze!
For freezer inventory sheets, canning & dehydrating cheat sheets, other preservation method temperatures and cook times for fruits and vegetables, as well as canning instructions, and awesome charts to help keep your preserved foods organized, you NEED to use the Food Preservation Planner!
Do you get overwhelmed at harvest? Do you find yourself having to research and look up dehydrating temperatures, canning times and info every fall to preserve foods?
The Food Preservation Planner contains cheat sheets, inventory lists, meal planning, additional recipes, and more! You definitely need this for your sanity!