[Ag-eq] Dehydrator

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Tracy:

I have heard of people drying peppers that way,but don't know about other foods.

Maybe I should try sun dried tomatoes since I like them so much!

Nella
Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:

> 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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