28 August 2018 Vegetables for dehydrating

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28 August 2018 Vegetables for dehydrating
Posted on August 28, 2018 by Durgan
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Garden vegetables were picked and processed for dehydrating into a powder for storage at room temperature. Vegetables available are carrots, beets, onion, daikon, kale, tomato, pepper and green beans. The process is to cook and make a slurry, then strain through a food mill with a 2 mm mesh screen. The residue from the food mill is put through a Champion juicer to obtain the maximum nutrients. The juice is then pressure cooked in liter jars.Each liter jar is about three servings when reduced to a dried powder. The drying process will be added when available in the next few days.

 

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29 August 2018 Dehydrating liquids
Posted on August 29, 2018 by Durgan
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Dehydrating liquids is a major issue since the dried product sticks to the drying tray. I have experimented with the various commercial solutions to the problems and all are useless. My solution is: Lightly grease a 10 by 14 Teflon cookie sheet with olive oil. Pout a relatively thin layer of the product on the tray and make an even thickness. This is about 300 ml or slightly more than a cup. One batch is about 3 liters of finished product. I have nine tray spaces in my Excalibur dehydrator.The finished product is made into a powder and stored in enclosed containers or vacuum packed.

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One tray has been removed from the dehydrator depicting the end of the dehydrating process.