What Did You Dehydrate Today?

[FarmerJamie]

Bought apples and pears to ripen for the weekend to dehydrate

 

[Mini Horses]

Looks sooo yummy

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Corn, cauliflower rice, and some purple sweet potato skins for the critters.

 

[wyoDreamer]

Do I need to blanch sweet corn before dehydrating it? I have some that I bought that is old and starchy so I want to dehydrate it for winter treats for the birds.

 

[Mini Horses]

Thanks @FarmerJamie for pics of apples....couldn't get away from wanting! 8 trays working now. . Things slice fast with a mandoline. Everyone should have that tool.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Do I need to blanch sweet corn before dehydrating it? I have some that I bought that is old and starchy so I want to dehydrate it for winter treats for the birds.

I'm not sure what the correct answer is - but I wouldn't blanch it if you'll be using it soon and it's for critters. That's just me...

 

[Hinotori]

Lots of catnip. Some will go to my Great Aunt and some to one of my Aunts.

It's been so long since we had rain it was horribly dusty. I had to wash the leaves four times to get the water to run clear.

Puppy got high chewing on the stems. That's the only explanation for how weird he's being right now.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Okra....again, lol. Probably do some celery also since I've got one in the fridge that needs to be used.

 

[tortoise]

Okra....again, lol. Probably do some celery also since I've got one in the fridge that needs to be used.

How do you dry and use celery? I use a lot of celery (in soups and sauces) so I would like to stock it when prices are lower.

 

[tortoise]

4# mushrooms. For making cream of mushroom soup for green bean casserole. I fried onions for toppibg and froze them. (Yum!)