[Ag-eq] Dehydrator

[Jody W Ianuzzi]

Hi Tracy
Tom put bump up dots on the controls so I can set it myself. He even put small dots on the low settings and large dots on the high settings.  

JODY
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance!" Thomas Jefferson

On Aug 30, 2013, at 8:32 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:

> Hi Jody.
> Can you set the thermostat without sighted help?
> 
> Nella, I wouldn't think you'd need a dehydrator in Arizona!  Just set the things outside for a few hours. <smile>
> Tracy
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jody W Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 3:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Apples
> 
> 
>> Hi Tracy
>> If you get a dehydrator make sure it has a fan. The one we got has a thermostat that ranges from 95 to 160 degrees.
>> 
>> JODY
>> "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance!" Thomas Jefferson
>> 
>> On Aug 29, 2013, at 10:34 AM, nfoster at extremezone.com wrote:
>> 
>>> Tracy:
>>> 
>>> Your apples sound wonderful; I love the sweet tart ones.  It's hard to get a
>>> really good apple here in Arizona.
>>> 
>>> Could you freeze the cooked appple side dish that you're making?
>>> 
>>> If you know how to can, you could can apple sauce and the like.  One of my aunts
>>> makes and cans wonderful apple butter.  My Mom makes lots and lots of dried
>>> apples.  She always sends me some and they are yummy!
>>> 
>>> I don't have any good ideas for getting the apples off the tree.  Could you
>>> shake it, or some of the limbs?
>>> 
>>> Good luck.
>>> 
>>> Nella
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:
>>> 
>>>> I have a bumper crop of apples this year.  They're not as big as
>>>> store-bought, but they have a wonderful sweet-tart crispness that can't be
>>>> beat.  The fruit drawer on my fridge is full of apples, and the harvest is
>>>> just starting.
>>>> I just ordered a food mill from Amazon.  I'm hoping that it will make apple
>>>> cooking easier.  Because the apples are small to medium-sized, and harder
>>>> than store-bought, I don't think an ordinary apple-corer would do a good job
>>>> on them.  Right now, if I want to cook some, I slice them and pare out the
>>>> core, which takes a bit of time, since I need to fix several apples. Then I
>>>> saute them in a little butter for a minute, add a little water, cover and
>>>> cook them for about 15 minutes, and get a delicious side-dish.  When my mill
>>>> comes, I'm hoping to branch out into actual applesauce.
>>>> I've also gotten a lot of apple dessert recipes, but there's a limit to how
>>>> much dessert we can eat without getting fat, which is too bad, because I
>>>> enjoy baking.
>>>> Does anyone have any hints about apple storage or apple cooking prep?
>>>> Also, our method so far for harvest is to pick up what falls on the ground,
>>>> keep the good ones, and chuck the damaged ones in the compost.  I've put
>>>> nets on a few of the low-hanging fruits too keep them from falling, but
>>>> there's too much to net them all. My neighbor talks about going up a ladder
>>>> and picking apples off the tree, but I'm not keen on climbing a ladder every
>>>> day to see if I find any ripe apples at the top. Any ideas about apple
>>>> harvesting, better than picking up windfalls?
>>>> Tracy
>>>> 
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