We love to do something with all our produce.  So, we eat some and preserve some.  These are my go-to books for Home Preserving:  Ball Blue Book and Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.  I wrote an article a few weeks ago about canning apple sauce and tomato sauce.  We use a pressure cooker for most of our canning, like tomatoes and green beans and pickles.  And so far, these resources have been enough.

 

Recently, a friend in Virginia sent us a link to a fun site about dehydrating garden produce.  The site is Rose Red Homestead.  I started watching a video, and was thrilled with some of her recipes.  We have a simple dehydrator that we use to make blueberry raisins, but now I know lots more than I did about blanching, dehydrating, and preserving foods.  I learned how to dehydrate celery, onions, apples, potatoes, and so much more.  Hey!!!  I can dehydrate peppers!!

 

The presenter also cited the USDA source that she uses for reliable information:  National Center for Home Food Preservation.  Good to know.

 

If you are interested in dehydrating garden produce, or Farmers' Market produce, or even good deals from the grocery store produce, go to Rose Red Homestead

and enjoy a new way to preserve food for your pantry.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!