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Easy Food Dehydrating Depot, Issue #016a - May Flowers May 15, 2012 |
Here are the latest and greatest happenings at our site, brought to you in this Monthly Newsletter -- Easy Food Dehydrating Depot! We email this to you monthly, so you don't get bogged down with too many emails in your in-box! However, please let us know if you'd love to see this on a more frequent basis, we'd be happy to oblige! If you like this e-zine, please do a friend and me a big favor and "Pay it forward." If it was a friend that did forward this to you and you like what you have read, then please subscribe by visiting Easy Food Dehydrating.com and subscribe using the handy opt-in e-zine form at the top of the page on the right. We hope you'll enjoy our Timely Tips! May FlowersApologies for sending this twice, I had the date wrong in the file name! ooopsWelcome - to issue 16 of Sweet April showers Do spring May flowers The above rhyme was written in 1557 by Thomas Tusser ... though we all probably recite it this way: April Showers Bring May Flowers ... and I'll tell you what, we certainly do need the rain down here in good ole Florida! It's been a rather mild winter this year, for that we're thankful! Now's the time, too, to get planting. Not only is the weather perfect, but with inflation working its magic on our food costs at the store, it IS time to get planting our own fruits and vegetables. Please read this for information on Heirloom Survival Seeds. These seeds are special: it means they produce their own seeds for use the following year, so it's not just a one-shot-planting deal! Bev's a new Master Gardener! Please check out Bev's great greenhouse - with her very creative way of where she and her husband situated it! A super example of recycling old windows.
My Latest Food Venture Are you sick and tired of feeling 'sick and tired'? While working on this site, I came across Andrew Perlot, a Raw Foodist. Hmmm, sounds interesting - but, heck, who wants to eat just raw veggies all the time? Turns out, it isn't a case of eating just raw veggies, but tons of fruit to boot! Andrew beat colitis and his story is truly inspirational. I must say I've never felt better - more alert, a better sense of well-being, and a real purpose in life to treat myself (body/stomach) with the respect it deserves. Growing up, I do wish the biology classes had gone more into depth regarding our digestive system - the wonderful thing it is - and how we just totally treat it with disrespect, throwing down any old food we want, and hoping for miracles that our body can maintain itself and survive on junk food! Holy Fruit Leathers Batman! "Hi! I'm new to dehydrating and have been having problems. I found your blog looking for answers! I've tried fruit leathers several different times, each one different. I keep getting holes in them. They come out looking like Swiss cheese! Have you had this? Any clue what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!" Find the answer right here: FAQ, page 3. Overheating Dehydrator! Joan wrote in via the survey pop-up to ask this: "I have an overheating dehydrator and looking for a work-around. Also wondering if a full dehydrator is cooler than a partially filled one, or the temperature is cooler at the beginning because of moisture in the food? I have a problem with case hardening. Thanks." Find the answer right here: FAQ, page 3. Can You Dehydrate Acorn Squash? Bret asked: "I'd like to dehydrate acorn squash. Do I cook and do it just like butternut squash? I can't find any info. for acorn squash ... Thanks Bret" Acorn squash is treated just like butternut squash, though it is a little harder to peel due to its shape ... I slice the squash first into slices, then cut off the rind, and remove the center seeds - and continue with the butternut squash instructions. As with the watermelon seeds, you can also save the seeds of the squash (and pumpkin of course!). Problem with Strawberry Purée Michelle asks: "I tried to dehydrate a strawberry purée today and used plastic wrap on my dehydrator tray. The fan blew the plastic wrap up and made the purée slide all around. Suggestions? I used frozen strawberries, thawed and drained". Michelle - Your answer is right here on FAQ page 4 ... and thanks for writing in! :-) Send In Your Recipe Creations! We welcome your recipe creations -- all we ask is that at least one ingredient in your recipe is from dehydrated food. You'll be creating your very own page on this site, and be proud to share it with your friends! Click on this: Share a Favorite Recipe. This takes you to our Easy Recipe Page where you can fill out a simple form to share your creation with us -- please send us pictures too! :-) The recipes with photos will be listed in the main body of the recipe listings page! Keep Up To Date with our Site Happenings Make sure you subscribe to our RSS feed. What's that? RSS enables you to keep up-to-date with page updates and newly added pages, and it's a pretty simple procedure. Go to the homepage on our site, and click the question mark next to the word "Subscribe" at the top left of the box and you'll find full instructions right there on how to get it! If you already have RSS feeder software loaded, then RIGHT click on the top RSS orange button, select COPY which pastes the info. it needs to the PC's clipboard, and then go to your RSS reader, and 'add a feed', by pasting the clipboard's contents and there you go! Use our FaceBook Like Buttons When you've read a page, and you like what you read, then please feel free to LIKE us by clicking on the FaceBook Like button right there after what you've read. If you like the whole site, then click on the button on the top of the Right Hand Column! While you're at it, please feel free to click the Google +1 button so your vote can be counted! Thanks! Help us get the word out about dehydrating food now, at today's prices. Tell Us What You'd Like to See We'd love to hear from you! Click here and then fill out the Contact-Us form on the page and share your thoughts! We really do look forward to hearing from you! Get your FREE eBook! If you're a mom or a dad that stays home and would like to supplement your income, then here's a great opportunity to do just that! Visit: this page and click on the book on the right-hand column and download for FREE. Pass it on to your friends too! |
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