Skippy had gotten a 50 lb bag of potatoes on sale over at Jon Henry General Store a few weeks ago. I have been intermittently putting them up and using them for meals. Today we are finishing up the canning process.
Because potatoes are low-acid, they can't be processed in a water bath like pickles, jams or other canning projects with sufficient acidity. I processed 5 quarts of potatoes at 10 lbs of pressure for 40 minutes.
I will be "attempting" to dehydrate the remaining potoatoes for chips and scalloped potatoes. I say attempting because I have never tried it before. A dear friend blessed me with one of her dehydrators and My Skippy Man blessed me with one for Christmas. I am also going to make potato flakes as well, which will be great to take with us camping. They will take up much less space and will weigh less than bringing a 5 or 10 lb bag.
I am looking forward to having fun over the next few weeks dehydrating meats and veggies and also making jerky and fruit powders.
How many of you have a dehydrator? What's your favorite fruit/veggie/meat to dehydrate?
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