28 August 2018 Vegetables for dehydrating

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    28 August 2018 Vegetables for dehydrating
    Posted on August 28, 2018 by Durgan
    28 August 2018 Vegetables for dehydrating.28 August 2018 Vegetables for dehydrating
    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.
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