Dehydrating

** Patriot nurse. why freeze beans, and some good info on pairing vit c with them. Potato is good for vit c as is green beans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZU6weFZSv0

Whenever I dehydrate foods, I always vacuum seal them to extend their shelf life.
One of the big benefits of dehydrated foods is the amount they shrink, and the amount of weight they loose. One pound of potato dries down to 2.4 grams of potato dust, down to 15% of original.

When dehydrating during the fall rush, triage plants or parts of plants that must be dried now, with one's that can be dried later. For example, rutabagas and apples can keep in the fridge for a long time, so leave them till last. Leafy greens (kale, Broccoli sleaves, and even the stems from that Rutabaga we stored) deteorate within a day or two, so make it a priority to dehydrate them the same day you pick them. Apples last a long time in the fridge as well

Dehydrator all full, yet you still have a bunch of stuff to do? You should have built yourself a DIY Dehydrator and if you have the time, you still can.

That being said, you can use your car as an impromptu dehydrator. Crack the windows just a bit to let moist air out, then leave the car in the sun. It will not do a 100% job, but it will get you most of the way there with leafy greens. Hopefully once you get home you can switch out whatever is in the dehydrator, and get the leaves finished.

IF your kids enjoy Seaweed snacks, Keep the desiccant. Sew a little package for it to get rid of the plastic. put in dehydrated jars. can reuse, just dehydrate them.

When Dehydrating leafy greens, remove the stem until you have tested them out. Many stems get rock hard and are impossible to grind. I had wanted to save them, as there are too many leaves to eat at peak time, but they clog stuff up. Better to eat them now, or I would like to try to ferment them.