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On TrailCooking we have a book-like section on Dehydrating 101, this past year, in 2012, I added quite a bit on the blog in new posts. The recap? Here you go! Late Summer Dehydrating:     Dehydrating Green Beans:     Dehydrating Parsley:     Grapes into Raisins:     Rosehips:   Pears:   Cinnamon [...]

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Yes, one can go to Costco and buy a massive shaker of Parsley for a couple $. It’ll last you all year most likely. On the other hand, lets say in theory you planted a small broad leaf parsley plant and it grew like crazy, stronger than any of the other herbs in the garden. [...]

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Let us wander farther down the lane of dehydrating…to raisins. Raisins? Yes, the mostly unloved dried fruit (berry) of the grocery aisle. Which is easy to see why – most raisins are bland and or hard. There are so many varieties of grapes though – seedless and seeded. Considering one is lucky to see more than 2 types in [...]

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In modern times one might question the wisdom of dehydrating rose hips. It is easy to forget that they are truly a food, one rich in Vitamin C and also tastes great. Snappy, tart and simply wild. They make a lovely “herbal” tea in winter once dried and can be soaked fresh in handmade syrups or honey to make [...]

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The pears I liberated were ripe this week, turning a lovely shade of yellow from the hard green of when picked – Pressed for time (they went from unripe to ripe in a day) and running low on Mason jars (I had wanted to make pear jam) I decided to dehydrate them for use in the coming [...]

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I brought home over the weekend two pounds of green beans, just picked, from my favorite farm. Originally I was thinking to pickle and can them, instead I dehydrated them for long-term storage. Green beans do take a few extra steps, easy to though and once on my L’Equip Food Dehydrator, I ignored them till dry. Do [...]

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If you follow the FBC Facebook page you might have seen some “urban foraging” I did this week. While some may argue about ethics, I have no qualms about gently picking fruit trees at abandoned/foreclosed homes. The key is pick gently, tread lightly, don’t harm the tree (no tugging, cutting, climbing and so forth), and [...]

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Dehydrating Pumpkin

I have some ideas coming up that I needed dried pumpkin puree for. Drying pumpkin is a great learner or beginner project, it is hard to mess it up. You can either cook up and puree fresh pumpkins or use canned. If you go the canned route I suggest using brand Farmers Market Organic Pumpkin. [...]

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