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Post by michelle on Mar 29, 2016 6:51:35 GMT -5
So how do you add the bits to salads without making the salads too wet?
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 29, 2016 12:07:01 GMT -5
I drain them in a small strainer, pressing down with the back of a spoon. Even that broth doesn't go to waste, I drain it into a mug, pop it in the microwave, and drink it. It's much better than the mugs of bouillon Mom gave us as kids.
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Post by susan on Mar 29, 2016 17:44:17 GMT -5
Gayle, we chop and freeze our celery, but I showed Mike what I do with those leafy ends. Wash them and place on a paper towel covered pizza tray and dry them in the oven. Not enough to drag out the dehydrator, but it works great since I have a gas stove with a pilot light. I use my freezer, but I don't like to have everything that way.
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 29, 2016 19:03:29 GMT -5
Ive dried a lot of things in the oven. I used the dehydrator because I didn't want to fool with the oven with a houseful of company. I can just set the timer on the dehydrator and let it go. I have an electric oven, so I have to warm it up, put the food in, then keep warming it up every couple of hours (taking the food out each time). It can be a pain in the neck and I have to remember to turn it off every time. I thought I might be too distracted to remember everything.
I have some celery in the freezer, but don't really have room for anymore. I would like to clean out the freezer again and either dry or can as much as possible. I don't trust freezers anymore; I've lost several big freezers full of food due to the tornado, power outages, and one of the kids knocking a plug out.
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Post by susan on Mar 31, 2016 19:41:28 GMT -5
What's that old saying? Don't put all your eggs in one basket. I like the availability of freezing, but I don't want to depend on that being the only way I preserve food. I have an upright freezer and the small one on the fridge. If the grid went down and not just for a storm, I'd probably be doing some fast canning to preserve at least some of it.
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Post by Granny Smith on Apr 1, 2016 16:10:45 GMT -5
Do you have a way to pressure can with no power? I could probably rig something up, but as scared of the canner as I am, I feel more comfortable either dehydrating or doing a little canning instead of freezing most things. Plus, I had to can 2 freezers worth of meat after the tornado. It was a lot of work. I would have lost most of it if a friend hadn't let me use her freezer till I got it all done.
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Post by susan on Apr 2, 2016 19:22:04 GMT -5
Yes, my kitchen stove as well as our hot water heater are gas(propane). I also have some small propane bottles stored and a camp stove. We have 2 of those 18 pound bottles for gas grills that I want to get filled and held back. Our gas grill is ready to go to the dump. Timmy has a little charcoal grill that he bought. I really really want a solar oven this summer. Oh, and I have 2 pressure canners and a water bath canner.
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Post by cjmmytunes on May 11, 2023 10:13:36 GMT -5
I dehydrated a tray of clover blossoms last night. They really kept their color good! I ended up with close to a quart of them. If it doesn't rain tomorrow, I plan on picking some strawberries - about 6 or 7 flats. I want to dry part of them, make jam from part, and eat the rest. What do you do with the clover blossoms?
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