this site, you're missing out! She seriously puts together the best articles and quotes, shares great ideas, and has a wealth of information to share.
Recently, that information included everything you need to know about dehydrating. It's not some boring article, it's a series of
short videos a lady put on youtube showing you just what to do and how easy it is. Can you believe her fabulous jar wall?? It's beautiful AND it will feed you too!
This lady is AMAZING! She's got a bit of a different philosophy for having a food storage. In one of her videos, she lists a bunch of different people she listens to. I was curious of the one she said she believed "right from her heart", so I looked it up. OK, so she believes that the reason for Earth's unrest is because aliens have infiltrated the human race and are causing turmoil. The aliens are waiting for humankind to destroy itself so they can come in and take all of the resources from our planet. Hmmm. Interesting.
But then again, I believe that God and Jesus came and talked to a 14 year old kid, who later went on to translate the Book of Mormon from gold plates despite having very little education. Touche. The point is, even though people believe very differently, you can still learn a lot from each other.
My mom got me a dehydrator a few months ago. I had been wanting to use it, but had no idea how to get started. The dehydrator I got came with this weird jerky-making mechanism I have no interest in using. Jerky out of a syringe? It just doesn't seem natural, and an insult to beef. When I got the newsletter with the videos and all of the information I needed, I totally got the dehydrating itch. I LOVE it!
Aaron is a bit weary of me stockpiling #10 cans of food everywhere, so I needed a new way of adding to our food storage without him knowing I was adding to our food storage. Aaron: What are you dehydrating?
Me: Corn.
Aaron: What for?
Me: To put in soups 'n' stuff.
Aaron: Let me get this straight, you're taking all the moisture out of food so you can turn around and put it back in?
Me: Yup.
He thinks I'm weird sometimes. Someday, he will thank me.
So here's my little collection of what I've dehydrated this week:
Corn, peas, carrots, and bananas. I find myself looking in the fridge and freezer to see what else I can dehydrate. I'm on a roll.
3 comments:
Aliens huh? :)
I keep saying that I should get a dehydrator, but I haven't bought one yet. When I was a kid, my dad dried apricots and apples. He put some sort of cinnamon & sugar stuff on the apples before he dried them & I remember them being quite tasty.
way cool!!! Your my idol! I wish I had the time and resources. Thanks for the info. Hopefully someday I can do the same. When I do, you know I'll be calling you!!!
I am WAY jealous. how do you store them? What are the benefits of dehydrated vs canning? I can't decide which route to take. Any suggestions?
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