[Nfb-krafters-korner] {Disarmed} dehydrating listmightbeinteresting to s...

Pretty Crafty Kitty prettycraftykitty at gmail.com
Thu Sep 1 12:21:39 UTC 2011 

I got the caps and a pump to use instead of the seal a meal thing. It was much cheaper especially since sealing jars was
all I want to do. I can't read the dial but we decided about how many times I squeeze the handle seals it to 15lbs of
pressure or whatever it uses. The dried apples I bought at the tailgate market were sealed using that and I can open
them with my fingers, just a little tight on the top of the jar. Mine are sealed so that I have to use something eels to
open them with. Not sure if I'm over doing it or not.

Anne


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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] {Disarmed} dehydrating listmightbeinteresting to s...

The Seal a Meal is one brand of sealers. It has a special attachment to seal jars. I have never used that attachment.

You can seal and reseal the jars. 
Henrietta
On Aug 31, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:

> When you say sealing the jars with a sealer, is that like wax or what type  
> of sealers do you use?
> 
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com   
> 
> 
> In a message dated 8/31/2011 2:47:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> gary.brewer at comcast.net writes:
> 
> I put my  dehydrated things in the freezer so I don't worry so much about 
> bugs and mold.  Last year I got an awful case of pantry moths here. Not sure 
> exactly why but  pretty sure all the dehydrating and preserving I did had 
> something to do with  it. Of course, you can pick those guys up at the grocery 
> store too. I don't  have anyone  I can count on to see problems. 
> 
> Sealing the jars  with a sealer is a very good idea. Keeping the items in 
> the dark might be  helpful.
> 
> Join the list, go into their files and ask questions. That is  how Carol 
> and I got started.
> 
> I slice my fruit a bit thicker. Of course,  I do have a machine. The best 
> temps to keep vitamins and minerals at the best  levels is under a hundred 
> and fifteen for fruits and veggies. Meats can be  higher.
> 
> As I mentioned on Monday, I like to take greens, any kind,  lettuce, 
> cabbage, beet greens, radish tops and anything else eatable and dry  them and 
> powder them and use the powder in soups, stews, and even barbacue  beef or 
> sloppy jo's.  Adds lots of healthy eating and no one knows. I  also do the same 
> with all of those zuccini my friend gives me. lol  
> 
> 
> Henrietta
> On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:49 AM, Pretty Crafty Kitty  wrote:
> 
>> Henrietta,
>> I would appreciate any help you can  send. I'm just getting started with 
> drying food and I'm not really sure enough  of
>> what I'm doing. I really wish I could have been there Monday night  but 
> we had to finish reworking our fence around our
>> bees to keep out  bears this fall. With the lack of very much fruit and 
> nuts they are more  likely to go after other
>> things like bees. We would like to keep ours  so we rewired the fence and 
> got a fence charger that actually works  more
>> than a tingle on the arm like the last one was doing.
>> 
>> I noticed the e-mails you sent and I'm thinking I should be on that  
> list. I really am not sure of what I'm doing and I'm
>> using the oven  because that is what I have. So far what I have dried 
> seems okay. I'm not sure  how long it will last.
>> I've dried tomatoes and put them in a Ziploc  bag and they are on the 
> counter and have been for about a month. So  far
>> they are okay. This week I'm drying pears. I cut them 1/4 inch  thick and 
> they dry down to a thin piece. When I can get a
>> bunch more  I'm thinking of peeling them and just cutting them in half 
> and taking a couple  of days and drying them this
>> way.
>> 
>> I've dried some  apples and sweet cherries, wish they had been tart, and 
> they all came out  okay. I've got these in jars
>> and we are using a pump to draw out the  air to seal it tight. We have 
> them on the table so David can watch for  moisture.
>> 
>> At some point I will need to figure out how to use  them, besides eating 
> them straight.
>> 
>> I know about dried apple  pies and cakes, I've made a pie out of some I 
> bought and it was good. Just  don't know what
>> else.
>> 
>> I see suggestions of putting  them in the freezer but if they are dry 
> then do they really need to  be?
>> 
>> Anne
>> 
>> 
>> 
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