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

Henrietta Brewer gary.brewer at comcast.net
Thu Sep 1 22:33:06 UTC 2011 

Hi Joyce,
I don't have a food processor so I use a good blender. 
Henrietta
On Sep 1, 2011, at 6:25 PM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:

> What do you   powder it with?
> 
> 
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com   
> 
> 
> In a message dated 9/1/2011 5:58:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> gary.brewer at comcast.net writes:
> 
> Oh, my  green jar is mostly kale and swiss chard. There is some spinach, 
> broccoli, and  even a bit of lettuce.  Anything green goes in my green jar. I 
> just dry  it, powder it and use it in meatloaf, tomato sauces, or anything I 
> can hide  those good for you veggie in.
> 
> Yes, you can season zucini with lots of  different seasoning. Maybe a bbq 
> flavor or even cinnamon. that is good  snacking especially low in calories 
> and carbs.
> 
> Oh, doing cherries? I  don't enjoy pitting them. lol
> 
> But I did a ton of zucini today. I grated  it all and it is dehydrating 
> today. I think I will powder it and give it as  gifts this year. I have a 
> couple of girl friends who would enjoy it.  Especially the friend who gave me the 
> stuff because she wasn't in the mood to  grate it. lol
> Henrietta
> On Sep 1, 2011, at 8:35 AM, Pretty Crafty Kitty  wrote:
> 
>> Guess sealed jars would help keep bugs out. We found that  we were 
> keeping our bird seed in the house and it was causing
>> those  pesky bugs to get into everything. We keep most o fit outside now.
>> 
>> Someone said something about putting some fresh holy basil leaves in  the 
> cabinet and letting them dry in there and that
>> would keep them  out. I haven't tried that yet.
>> 
>> We have them on the table so  David can watch for moisture more easily. 
> In a month or so we will move them  to the cabinet
>> in the basement where we have our canned foods. Or at  least this is what 
> I thought. 
>> 
>> I have dried some zucchini. It  is actually sweet afterwards and seems 
> when fresh and crisp to have less of a  zucchini
>> taste. I salted some and not some and I think the salted ones  taste 
> better as a snack. We have them in a container on
>> the counter  and we have slowly been eating them. I guess it is time to 
> make more since I  have plenty. Plus David bought
>> some cherries yesterday so I'll dry a  cookie sheet or two more of those. 
> Enough to fill the jar I started. 
>> 
>> I have never thought about drying greens. What about kale and chard?  I 
> may have to do some of that too.
>> 
>> Anne
>> 
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta
>> Brewer
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:18 PM
>> To: List for  blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  {Disarmed} dehydrating l
> istmightbeinteresting to some
>> 
>> 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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