nndairy
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3263 Posts
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
YellowRose
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7237 Posts
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.
Nancy Joplin
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Nancy
Ontario
California
USA
338 Posts
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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lovecatsandsunshine
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Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
334 Posts
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 Farmgirl #8548 FGOTM April 2023
Enjoy Tara. I never thought about drying diced apples. I have only done sliced. lol. Good idea.
Farming in WI
Michele
YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7237 Posts
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.
lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
334 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
334 Posts
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 Farmgirl #8548 FGOTM April 2023