[Ag-eq] Dehydrator
Jody W Ianuzzi
jody at thewhitehats.com
Fri Aug 30 12:41:16 UTC 2013
Hahaha yeah Arizona is a dry heat.
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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