At my home, my favorite way to preserve the harvest from our garden is by dehydrating. It takes a lot less work and takes up a lot less space when you dehydrate. For example, if you were to open up a store-bought can of peas and dehydrate the peas, that entire can would fit into 1/3 cup measuring cup. And when you dehydrate your items, they are preserved for a LONG time (years).
To dehydrate carrots, wash the carrots, peel them and cut off the ends.
I save the carrot peelings and feed them to our chickens and rabbits.
Then cut the carrots into small chunks and place in your dehydrator.
I just turn on my dehydrator when I go to bed and it is done in the morning.
To rehydrate the carrots, just put them in hot water for 15 minutes or just toss into your favorite soup, stew, or casserole. I also use my dehydrated veggies in my "meal-in-a-jar" recipes (such as my Chicken & Rice Soup mix in a jar).
Check out my post about dehydrating carrots into carrot "coins".
To dehydrate carrots, wash the carrots, peel them and cut off the ends.
I save the carrot peelings and feed them to our chickens and rabbits.
Then cut the carrots into small chunks and place in your dehydrator.
Check out my post about dehydrating carrots into carrot "coins".
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I love to dehydrate now that I have a decent dehydrator! All my extra smidges of veggies get dehydrated for soups and such. Herbs, onions, bell peppers, celery... all get dehydrated and ground for seasoning. Great post!
ReplyDeleteThanks Leilani. I do the same thing. I love to dehydrate and make vegetable powders too.
DeleteI have a dehydrator but have never used it that much. You have inspired me to use it more with vegetables and in my garden this coming year. Patricia from Tennessee
ReplyDeletePatricia, great. I really hope you do. I love dehydrating and it is easier and takes up less space than canning.
DeleteWe started dehydrating lots of veges, even just a few we would have left over and add them to a canning jar in the cupboard. I've not done carrots yet but they would be a perfect fit.
ReplyDeleteKathy, I do the same thing. If we do not eat all of the vegetables from a meal, I don't care if it's less than a serving, I dehydrate it. It adds up! Thanks for stopping by!
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