Recipes on how to dehydrate various foods to increase their shelf life. You can do them with either a commercial dehydrator, or sun-dry them – depending on the food and recipe.
Have you ever grown zucchini before? It’s one of the few veggies that produces a legitimate bumper crop! I couldn’t find enough people to give it away to. I had zucchini stashed everywhere, frozen, refrigerated, and yes, dehydrated. Whether you grow it for yourself, get it from the farmers’ market, or have neighbors, friends, or … Read more
Drying flowers is a great way to preserve them for future use, but it can be a bit of a process. If you want to save some time, consider drying your flowers in the microwave instead. Not only is this a quicker process than using an oven, but it also offers more control over exactly … Read more
Dehydrating veggies at home is one of the best ways to store them at room temperature for months on end and still keep them ready for quick and convenient use in recipes. One of the best veggies you can possibly dehydrate out of all of them is squash. All different kinds of squash dry wonderfully, … Read more
You’re smart to preserve as much food as you can, however you can. Preventing waste is an ethical consideration and also saves you money, and homesteaders are always wise to keep plenty of food on hand — just in case! Freezing and canning are great, of course, but you want to know something? I’ve become … Read more
At-home dehydrating is one of my favorite methods of food preservation. It’s easy, straightforward, and very cheap, and dried foods can last anywhere between a month and a year at room temperature. It’s the perfect way to preserve meat, veggies, fruit, and a lot more… And maybe best of all, dried foods can be really … Read more
“Jelly and custard again, nana?” Jello is a staple dessert of the Seebregts family, to the point that it’s become a running joke. Of course, that doesn’t stop us from chowing down; why should it? This is especially true with fruity-flavored jello. Well, haven’t you ever wondered if you could dehydrate jello? Yes, you can … Read more
There are a lot of questions about dehydrated food. Is it safe? Is it healthy? Is it appropriate for long-term consumption? Though naturally dehydrated foods have been eaten around the world for ages, the proliferation of factory produced dehydrated provisions and homemade dried food for survival readiness has raised health questions among some homesteaders. So, … Read more
I’d never really considered dehydrating honey on the homestead, however, the other day I was gifted a lot of honey and I really wanted to use the five-gallon buckets that it came in for another project on the homestead. So I did my research and came up with some ways to store the honey that … Read more
Dehydrating food is a good way to preserve it for future weeks, months – perhaps years, depending on what exactly you’re preserving… I love dehydrating herbs in particular, as this makes it easy to store them for later use. Herbs definitely aren’t the only foods you can dehydrate, though. You can also dehydrate fruits, vegetables, … Read more
If you’re a homesteader, preserving food is an absolutely essential skill. If you want to live a sustainable, low-cost lifestyle, you need to be able to optimize the foods you grow, harvest, hunt, forage or buy, so you have a healthy, low-cost supply on hand during cold weather, or during tough times when food is … Read more
Hang drying flowers by is the traditional way of preserving them to use as food, medicine, or decoration. While this method of drying flowers takes a lot longer than using an oven, it works just as effectively. If you are an off the grid homesteader, or simply want to dry a large batch of edible … Read more
Drying flowers to preserve them has been a homesteading tradition going back hundreds of years. The only downfall to the process is all of the patience it requires. There are many reasons to dry flowers to preserve them. The dried flowers can be used in far more than just beautiful homemade wreaths and craft projects. … Read more
Dehydrating is the most expensive way to preserve eggs, but only because the initial investment of a dehydrator will be anywhere from $65 to $175. We own three dehydrating machines now. We upgraded with each purchase, and have not been unhappy with any of the NESCO machines that we own. Having three functioning machines makes … Read more
Get more milk than you can handle from your cows? Don’t let it go to waste, learn how to powder it yourself. This simple act of preserving milk often needlessly intimidates folks who have never seen it done before. Powdering milk is yet another way to preserve the milk garnered on your homestead. It is … Read more
