Dehydrating

Cheesy Ham Casserole – with Dehydrated Potatoes

Cheesy Ham Casserole – with Dehydrated Potatoes

Turn dehydrated potatoes plus chopped ham into an easy, cheesy, potato scallop casserole.   Recently, I found a bag of dehydrated sliced potatoes hiding in the pantry. I had dried this particular batch while testing recipes for Mixes in a Jar. The bag wasn’t...

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The Best Food Dehydrating Method

The Best Food Dehydrating Method

What is the best method for dehydrating garden-fresh food? Should you dry in the sun or in the oven? Use a dehydrator or try one of the new home freeze dryers? Gardening and preserving the harvest go hand-in-hand. Once seedlings are lovingly coaxed into producing...

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Macerated Dried Peaches

Macerated Dried Peaches

Macerate peaches and then dehydrate them for chewy goodness and a perfect lunchbox snack. Every summer I dehydrate a few peaches. Usually I slice, treat in lemon juice so they keep their color, and then dry till crumbly. This method works great if you want to...

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How to Dry Fruit Tutorial

How to Dry Fruit Tutorial

Don't lose your dried fruit to insects or mold. Make lasting dried fruit using these 5 easy steps. There's a little more to drying fruit than simply drying it. But.... not a lot more! If you have ever had a batch of dried fruit mold or get infected by insects, you...

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