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

Henrietta Brewer gary.brewer at comcast.net
Thu Sep 1 21:50:26 UTC 2011 

Sounds to me like you are doing it right. It shouldn't just come open. That is the point of sealing.

Henrietta
On Sep 1, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Pretty Crafty Kitty wrote:

> 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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> 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
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>> 
>> 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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