Folks, I think this deserves it’s own slot. Lots a stuff can be dehydrated an were gonna talk bout that in this section.
Some Basics on Canned Goods
I dehydrate lots a my veggies from canned goods. Most all the work be done fer ya that way by the canner. I get my canned goods when they be on sale.
I drain the juices from the canned goods an put em on my dehydrator trays, some a the small stuff I put on the fruit leather trays what keeps em from fallin through them slots on my trays. I dry my veggies till they be crisp cause then I know I got nearly all the moisutre outa em.
I then vac seal my veggies inta mason jars, I got a jar sealer attachement fer my vac sealer an it works really well. Stored in a dark, cool an dry place these veggies should last at least 5 years an more en likely even longer. Yer mileage may vary acourse. A alternative is the vac bags, but remember, after time them bags will let oxygen in an then light be a issue to. Another alternative be mylar bags, these be oxygen proof as well as bein light proof.
I’ve done corn, green beans, peas, carrots, potatoes an sweet potatoes from cans.
Ya can also do veggies an fruits from frozen to.
No need ta thaw them out, just place on yer dryer trays an dry. I like doin hash brown thisa way cause they dry up real nice.
We’ve gotton quite a collection a dryed goods over the years. I feel these be ever bit as good as the store bought dryed goods, but much cheaper an ya don’t have ta rely on another companies cannin schedule ta get yer stocks started right fast.
Here be some a what we’ve done: Oatmeal, navy beans, sugar, carrots an corn.
This be the jar vac sealer attachment what we use.
Some sweat taters, dried there on the left an rehydrated there on the right, there mighty good eatin! Hard ta find these commercially dried.
Some dried corn what we have done ourselves, then ground it ta meal in our mill. This will make some great cornbread!
An a batch a corn bread from that storage corn! Great with a bit a butter an honey er even molasses!
Glad to see that someone else dries canned veggies also. Those case sales are a goldmine for us dehydratorers.
Can you tell us what the texture of the sweet potatoes is after rehydrating.
HaHa….A bit of butter. haha…its got to be running off the sides in this house.
Getting back to dehydrating..Have you or someone else on this blog tried dehydrating raw goats milk or cows milk for that matter? Have Nubian dairy goats and was thinking of trying it but have found nothing to my satisfaction on drying it.
Barbara
Yup, great way ta get veggies.
The sweet pataters rehydrate quite well, they ain’t just like fresh, but work out in recipes just fine. They be just a bit softer then ifin yall made em outa fresh taters, they go over real well here.
I ain’t never dried milk, an can’t say I’ve heard a nobody what has. More in likely the commercial dryers have some secrets ta that process. Guess ya could try it an see how it comes out. Now, a few folk I know can milk an seems ta work out good fer them. Now, like some other things we do, cannin milk at home ain’t approved by the USDA, that don’t mean it can’t be done, just means they say it they ain’t stickin there neck out on the process. If everthin be clean ( as it should be anytime we can stuff ) I don’t see a issue with it.
How many hours does it take for the canned veggies to dehydrate on the dehydrator? I am really interested in trying this?
Depends on weather an humidity. Bout average fer mine be 12 ta 16 hours. I check em when they look shriveled, take a few out an see if they be nice an crisp.