ora pro me
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| s2srea said: | | ora pro me said: | s2srea,
Have you thought of drying them? Dried foods take up less room, you don't have to have them in glass jars so you don't have to worry about breakage and dried figs are delicious. It's also very easy to do if you have a food dryer. |
OPM- yes, I have thought about it, but not recently. Its a wonderful idea. I have dried beef (jerky) in the oven, with some success... well my mother-in-law loved it lol but she's just extra nice and easily pleased.
I think i'll look into a food dryer as well  Do you use a food dryer? |
Yes, we've dried fruit and vegies in our food dryer. We had a dryer for many years that we got back in the 70s but finally bought a new one when we found out that the new ones dry food in a fraction of the time and don't use so much electricity. Our old dryer would also heat up the kitchen which is great in the winter but not in the summer when we were doing most drying and it'd take all night to dry most fruits. Our new food dryer is made by Nesco.
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| Posted Aug 30, 2011, 11:15 pm |
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Cheryl
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| Cheryl said: |
I do believe it was Ora pro me mentioned canning; another great way to preserve summer's bounty. Dried fruit minus sugar is a wonderful snack for wee folk.
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Duh, Ora pro me mentioned food drying, not canning  . Let this be a lesson to other members, no posting before coffee.
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| Posted Aug 30, 2011, 11:20 pm |
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| ora pro me said: | | Our new food dryer is made by Nesco. |
I love my Nesco! I now have 12 trays for it.
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| Posted Aug 30, 2011, 11:22 pm |
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