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This is a link to a good basic primer to start you dehydrating.
This site also has many good pdf files on canning and canning receipes.
This site also has many good pdf files on canning and canning receipes.
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Thank you, the timing is perfect. I just went out and bought a dehydrator today. I'll go use this .PDF as an additional resource.If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
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This is a great intro to dehydrating. I also found a very useful book on dehydrating at the used book store published by Ron Popiel - yes, THAT Ron Popiel of Ronco. Lots of recipes and suggestions on storing the food.
Used book stores are a great source of archane books on food storage and preservation, ususally found in the cooking section.Comment
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Thank you for posting this, I knew you could dehydrate stuff like bananas, cranberries and such (I always thought it was to be used like trail mix), but never would have even guessed vegetables. I love the idea of storing dehydrated vegetables for use in soups and cooking, especially potatoes as I am a meat and potatoes kind of guy!
What do you use to “steam blanch” potatoes? I have never heard of this so any info would be great.
What is fruit leather? Would this be like a fruit roll-up? My daughter would love that!
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this great info!Comment
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Do some searches on this forum as well as google....you can dehydrate frozen vegetables saves you the hassle of blanching the veggies."It's a trap!!!!" -- Admiral AckbarComment
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Great, will do that! is there any big change in texture after such items are rehydrated, or I guess they would be like the veggies in say a Raman cup of soup. Also could these premade soups be stored in mylar bags?Last edited by Sulfur; 06-20-2011, 05:29 PM.Comment
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Sulfa, You must first slice your potatoes into thin slices and small cubes, them blanch. If you don' they'll turn black. Or do what I do buy them. The brand below requires no blanching.
This brand works well
Before being dehydrated
After dehydration
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Don't for get the okra! I dehydrate a gallon sized jar every year. The instructions say for only like 8 hours. My sister and I did some at the same time, I dried mine for 24 hrs till it was crispy. Hers molded, mine never has. Doesn't rehydrate well for frying, but does great for veggie soup, jambylia, ect.Comment
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