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Shawnee County employee demonstrates dry-pack food storage, offers tips for household emergency supplies
Summary
Renee Aldridge, a Shawnee County Human Resources employee and on-call Kansas Division of Emergency Management response and recovery specialist, led a public demonstration on dry-pack food storage, explaining containers, oxygen absorbers, recommended inventories and common pitfalls.
Renee Aldridge, a Shawnee County Human Resources employee and a retired — but on-call — response and recovery specialist with the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, led a public demonstration on dry-pack food storage and emergency food inventories at a county preparedness event.
Aldridge described dry-pack canning methods, recommended containers and labeling practices, and demonstrated use of oxygen absorbers and FoodSaver bags to extend shelf life. "Cool, dark, and dry," Aldridge said, summarizing storage conditions she recommended for long-term food supplies.
The demonstration included examples of containers and preserved foods — including freeze-dried peaches,…
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