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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
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Krista
Utah
USA
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 Posted - Aug 29 2025 : 11:16:30 AM
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Sara, that sounds like a fun project. Im excited to see what your final creation is.
Yesterday I made a bunch of sun-dried tomatoes with all my cherry tomatoes. They are so delicious to snack on.
Krista
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2025 : 12:48:41 PM
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I have my 3rd round of apples in the dehydrator. Tomorrow I should get the last of them in. It was a big bag :)
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2025 : 1:02:37 PM
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Well done, Heather, good munching ahead.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
406 Posts
Tara
in the mountains
SC
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2025 : 5:59:51 PM
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Thanks for the reminder to dry apples. I have plans for applesauce, but dehydrated apples are good in homemade granola cereal.
3 trays of basil drying tonight
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4528 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4528 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 04:38:00 AM
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I have a batch of elderberries drying again today. Checked our apples yesterday and they are not ready yet.
Farming in WI
Michele
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atkinst2
True Blue Farmgirl
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Theresa
Canal Winchester
OH
USA
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Posted - Sep 22 2025 : 08:36:31 AM
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So far this summer I have dehydrated basil, zucchini for zucchini flour, rosemary, oregano, yarrow, tomatoes, peppers. Have more zucchini and tomatoes to do.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7455 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2025 : 11:43:37 AM
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Drying one bunch of organic kale today, good in winter soups & stews.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2994 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Oct 05 2025 : 3:23:06 PM
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So I have a new idea. I was just watching a Jacques Pepin video for potato leek soup and he used potato flakes. I am thinking of cooking potatoes, mashing and dehydrating on silicone sheets then buzzing up in the vitamix like I do annually with pumpkin/squash. Kind of like a dehydrated potato powder.
Has anyone done this? |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4528 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2025 : 05:17:34 AM
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Lisa I have not done that. Hope it turns out for you, it should. I did try drying buttermilk once. Well that did not work out for me. lol
Farming in WI
Michele
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2994 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2994 Posts |
Posted - Oct 06 2025 : 07:41:42 AM
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3518 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2025 : 12:07:29 PM
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I've never tried it, but I'm curious to see how it goes. Sounds like it should work, but I think making milk powder sounds like it should work too LOL! Maybe try a small batch first.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl
356 Posts
Jessica
South Dakota
USA
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Posted - Oct 13 2025 : 11:24:10 AM
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I dehydrated mushrooms this weekend. After I composted a brand new package that spoiled, I went and got more so I could dehydrate them and now I will have them on hand.
~jess
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7455 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 13 2025 : 1:34:32 PM
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Jessica, Good job on dehydrating mushrooms, good to have on hand.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7455 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2025 : 06:32:30 AM
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Drying sage today, left plenty to cook fresh with my beans. Sage can be strong, so I sauté the fresh sage in EVOO then remove it from the pot before adding one of my canned beans.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7455 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2025 : 10:09:41 AM
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Have a dab of basil, rosemary, and sweet marigram in the dehydrator. I like to have fun with my herbs so after the herbs are dried, I will ground them in my coffee (herb) grinder to make Herbs de Tejas a play on Herbs de Provence. Tejas was the Spanish name for Texas, from the Tejas Indians that lived alone the Texas coast and were cannibals. Oh, how I do ramble.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2994 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Oct 14 2025 : 10:39:48 AM
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| Wonder if they used Herbs de Tejas in their special meal prep? |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2025 : 10:43:01 AM
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Lisa you have a wicked mind but I love it.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2557 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2025 : 10:59:54 AM
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I received an extra big bunch of organic parsley in my veggie box last week so I chopped it up, put it on cookie sheets and put it in the car to dry. That worked as well as washing the car to bring on the rain so it's now in the oven with the light on.
Judith
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Oct 14 2025 : 11:34:07 AM
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LOL Judith.
I always bring on the rain by filling all 3 clotheslines with clothes. |
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atkinst2
True Blue Farmgirl
927 Posts
Theresa
Canal Winchester
OH
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2025 : 12:10:30 PM
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Doing my last batch of basil right now.... then the last 6 tomatoes will go in the dehydrator for tomato powder.
Lisa: Let us know how the potatoes do. I would love to try that.
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3518 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2025 : 1:28:42 PM
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I have rosemary drying and my house smells wonderful :)
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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