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Shrink Excess Produce for the Long Term - December 2017

Now that we are a household of two, I find that there is often excess fresh veggies coming from the garden (or on special at the local store) for us to eat quickly. Solution: I treated myself to a Food Dehydrator from Appliances On-line for $40.00, and now have a supply of freshly dehydrated fruit and veggies: strawberries, apples, melon, pineapple, watermelon, zucchini, leeks, corn kernels, mushrooms, cabbage, pumpkin, all my herbs etc.

Any excess I dry overnight and store for future use instead of throwing out or allowing to ruin in the bottom of the fridge.

Soup is a breeze now; I simply go from jar to jar and throw in a tablespoon of all veggies and in half an hour we have a stunning vegetable soup - basically from nothing and for free! This method also frees up a huge amount of storage space in the freezer.

I even dehydrate bags of frozen corn kernels (really yummy to snack on) and mixed vegetables. The fruit is additive free and we take a snack bag with us in the car. Dried goods need very little storage space as they dry down to about 10% of their original mass.

​We don't waste anything anymore! Why not buy one together with a friend - halve the purchase price and reap the benefits!
Contributed by Annie Stuart
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