tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post3966703726894218110..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Dried Squash (and other goodies)Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-32896262284546438942009-09-24T13:13:04.184-04:002009-09-24T13:13:04.184-04:00Sharon, glad to hear they loved it!
Nick,the clot...Sharon, glad to hear they loved it!<br /><br />Nick,the clothes drying rack is an excellent idea, thanks for the link. Actually that website has a lot of good information on it.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-80159452281799293782009-09-24T11:50:32.313-04:002009-09-24T11:50:32.313-04:00They are not exactly food, but herbs are another e...They are not exactly food, but herbs are another easy thing to preserve by drying. I found this collection of <a href="http://www.bestdryingrack.com/How_to_dry_herbs.html" rel="nofollow">tips for drying herbs</a> . It seems like a good primer on how to get started.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018551684446608803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-56371668788009087512009-08-23T21:00:40.907-04:002009-08-23T21:00:40.907-04:00I've only dried fruit but that's because I...I've only dried fruit but that's because I had it in abundance. I know it was successful because by the time anything was really dry, the racks were empty. Why did the kids not realize I could tell they were sneaking??Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-59387285037509635902009-08-23T17:44:18.413-04:002009-08-23T17:44:18.413-04:00I've been really satisfied with the other food...I've been really satisfied with the other foods I've dried, so I'm hopeful that the squash and green beans will do well too. I'm heartened to hear that drying green beans is an internationally time honored tradition. <br /><br />Renee, it's really lots of fun to dry things. And very handy to have around the kitchen.<br /><br />Barb, I've dried herbs that way but not in a bag. I'll have to try that. It would serve to save all the dried crumbled leaves that fell off too!<br /><br />Charlotte, that sounds so yummy! I'm going to have to try that very recipe. <br /><br />Theresa, I got a chuckle out of your comment! I'll let you know how they do for cooking. <br /><br />Bettina, I wonder if that's why some recipes recommend blanching them before drying them. They look pretty green now, but I'll have to let you know about how they do after several months in storage.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-10755364199627176932009-08-23T10:37:54.698-04:002009-08-23T10:37:54.698-04:00drying veggies is a bit difficult here in ireland ...drying veggies is a bit difficult here in ireland due to the humidity (and lack of drying gadget:)), but I still remember when I was a child (in germany) and we made long chains of beans for drying! we had a piece of string and a needle and put green beans (not too large, the younger the easier to dry)onto the thread like beads. when they were thoroughly dry, they were stored in muslin bags! and we made a lovely and tasty bean soup out of them (haven't eaten this since my teenager years:(() - the only downside was the look of it, because the dried and reconstituted beans gave it a greyish look... sounds like you're already having a successful year, where storage for winter is concerned:))Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-66082856174792449482009-08-23T08:17:45.509-04:002009-08-23T08:17:45.509-04:00I've never dried anything but clothes and crit...I've never dried anything but clothes and critters, but that dried squash looks interesting! I'll be waiting to hear how it and the green beans reconstitute.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-2566562982750962222009-08-23T04:04:45.211-04:002009-08-23T04:04:45.211-04:00How exciting to dry squash, I've never tasted ...How exciting to dry squash, I've never tasted this! We only dry mushrooms here, and for this purpose we use the clothes drying cupboard, and it works great. In Switzerland where I grew up, dried green beans is a traditional food, served with fried onions and garlic and simmered in stock. It is eaten together with sausages or ham and potatoes.charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536773648371607808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-54930291494703770132009-08-22T17:30:45.651-04:002009-08-22T17:30:45.651-04:00I've tryed a lot of dried foods but never squa...I've tryed a lot of dried foods but never squash. Hope you let us know how it cooks up. I dry almost all my herbs. I take a brown paper lunch bag put the herbs in it and set aside. The herbs dry nicely with no dust on them. It's humid here too but I've always been lucky with this method.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-39749767284847312772009-08-22T11:43:54.260-04:002009-08-22T11:43:54.260-04:00When we went to Virginia a few years back to Willi...When we went to Virginia a few years back to Williamsburg, Yorktown & Jamestown the recreated villages had examples of how they preserved their food. In one of the "kitchens" I saw that they had simply strung the dried foods and hung these "necklaces" in the kitchen. I know that these foods were dried just for display and wouldn't have ever been used but I have to hope they were doing things as they would have been done in the 1700's.<br /><br />I really hope your experiment works well for you...as I would like to try it too. I don't have a dehydrator though...yet! ;o) I know for sure that I saw green beans hanging in VA...so that should work out well for you.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.com