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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 29 2014 : 3:03:43 PM
6 8oz pkg. port-a-bella mushrooms - yielded 1 quart & 1/2 pint
1 lemon zest
Sara
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Nov 05 2024 : 10:25:41 AM
Sara, I do like a bargain.
I was at grocery store and ask guy if they were going to mark down all that bagged kale. He said he was going to throw it out. I got 4 bags on the cheap.
I volunteer at food bank and once a month we are given a box of produce. I'm glad to have the food and preserve what we dont eat within a day.
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Nov 02 2024 : 07:10:47 AM
Tara, I've always liked to go through baskets of fruit or vegetables in the back or on the marked down shelves. With a little work there's good food for eating, canning, or drying.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Nov 02 2024 : 03:34:56 AM
Enjoy Tara. I never thought about drying diced apples. I have only done sliced. lol. Good idea.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Nov 01 2024 : 6:33:53 PM
Diced apples and apple slices in dehydrator Last Tues we went back to apple orchard in NC. They has a huge crate of 2nds or "culls" in the back. I dug thru and found small but still in good shape fruit. About a 1/2 bushel. I dont have any idea the variety. I had to try a few slices and oh yum! It's going to be a challenge not to eat them all by the weekend.
I want diced apples to enjoy this winter on oatmeal.
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Oct 25 2024 : 7:38:08 PM
I look at it this way, Sara. Better dried than wasted! I can sneak mushrooms into our meals if they are chopped up very small. My husband doesn't like them, but I have managed to get them into so many different things! Dehydrating sounds like a great idea to me! I can sneak them into more things that they! Hehehehe
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Oct 25 2024 : 06:33:27 AM
Today I'm drying two 8oz pkg of baby Bella mushrooms I got on sale for winter sauces and chili. Yes, I sometime put dried mushrooms in my chili.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 29 2024 : 6:00:38 PM
I'm also hoping all is well for you Tara.
I thought I was done with herbs but we got some much needed rain and the temps are still quite warm. Everything is greening up again! I might be drying another round of herbs soon.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 27 2024 : 03:06:07 AM
Tara hope all is well. Good thing you got the basil done.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Sep 26 2024 : 4:50:05 PM
9 trays of basil from garden. I had to harvest before tropical storm.
Weird the storm is coming thru Greenville SC
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Sep 19 2024 : 11:18:26 AM
DH has one of those vacuum sucking things that we use for plastic bags in the freezer.
Judith
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 19 2024 : 06:24:43 AM
Thanks Heather, not much of wild herbs to gather in town but the stray dandelion and wild violets. I do have all kinds of mushrooms, yellow & pinks too, popping up in my yard but I don't even like to touch them because I don't know what they are.
Drying Greek oregano this morning.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 19 2024 : 06:05:24 AM
I store all my dehydrated fruit in a mylar bag in the freezer. I've found it keeps for almost a year that way - that's as long as it lasts before we eat it all. It may last longer. In the past I put it in canning jars but there got to be too many for my freezer.
Sara - I'm slowly learning what herbs are safe. Mostly I'm picking berries. We have a lot of black raspberries and blackberries that grow in our fence rows and woods. I get alfalfa, red clover, dandelion, and plantain from the fields. The woods are full of wild violets in the spring. I've got a few books that help me identify herbs and how to use them. I just don't have as much time as I need to figure them all out :)
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Sep 19 2024 : 04:43:55 AM
How do you store dehydrated pears? I am going to orchard next week if I can get pears I must try dehydrating.
Sara, didn't know sage was good for colds. I still have dried sage from last year. I'm still wondering what to do with all the sage still in garden
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 09 2024 : 07:07:50 AM
Heather, the only wild crafting I have ever done is to use what I found in crafts, never to make tea or use in cooking. I was never sure of what was edible and what was not. The only wild plants I was ever sure enough of to eat were dandelion leaves and wild violets.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 08 2024 : 5:58:35 PM
Michele - I'm glad it worked for you!
Sara - I have a bunch of sage in my freezer (that's where I store my dried herbs). I agree - it isn't very tasty (that's why there's so much left). I like what you said about finding peace when working with your herbs. I feel that way too - especially when I'm in the woods or fields wild crafting herbs.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 08 2024 : 06:44:30 AM
Drying sage today. Sage is one of the medicinal herbs. Sage tea is good if taken at the beginning of a cold or the flu. It's not tasty but can be okay if mixed with more favorable herbs.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 07 2024 : 09:10:19 AM
Harvested my spearmint and have it drying in my Yellow Rose Cottage. May get another cutting before first frost in mid-November.
I find peace when working with my herbs.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Sep 06 2024 : 05:50:29 AM
I wanted to do our apples this year but it looks like we aren't going to get many if any at all. We've had little to no rain this summer. Everything is already brown and the leaves are falling off green and turning brown on the ground.
~Denise
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 05 2024 : 03:23:03 AM
Final batch of pears will finish today. I picked the last of the basil too, pulled the plants. Since my dehydrator was full, I thought I would try the oven method that Heather does. I do have a dehydrator setting so gave it a go. It goes right to 150 for a temp setting. They were dry in a hour or so, not very long. Which in my life is a good thing. I did (very) little reading and they said to dry herbs at 125 to speed things up. And that basil has a large amount of water in the leaves, which is why it takes so long. So why does a dehydrator say to dry herbs at 95 degrees? Either way, thanks Heather for your drying method!!
Farming in WI
Michele
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 04 2024 : 06:37:38 AM
Thanks Heather and Michelle, I didn't know if it was like apple recipes where you dipped the pears in lemon juice.
I was going to dry spearmint this morning but it rained overnight and it's not a good idea to cut herbs when wet because you can transfer germs/viruses.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 04 2024 : 02:39:13 AM
Sara I do like Heather, peel, core and slice. Usually takes about a day to dry. Looks like I got 8 pears left to dry. Todays job, get them going.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| nndairy |
Posted - Sep 03 2024 : 12:50:26 PM
I love dried pears! Sadly, the raccoons got all of mine this year :(
Sara - when I dried mine last year I just pealed them, cored them, and sliced them.
I have some calendula flowers drying for some oil later. I need to get on the goldenrod that's flowering and some more plantain leaves soon.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 03 2024 : 06:46:08 AM
Thanks Theresa, great way to use zucchinis.
Michelle, I've never dried pears. How do you prepare them for drying and for how long?
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 03 2024 : 04:21:23 AM
Yesterday I had pears drying. Will finish them today and start some more. They are so yummy and sweet.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Aug 27 2024 : 09:41:14 AM
Lisa, is your dog a Doberman? I love those dogs. We had 1 long time ago
I keep canned pumpkin in pantry in case my cats get sick.
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
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