I have an apple tree which produce tons of apples each year. I would like to find a way to preserve them by dehydrating them. I don’t really want to spend a ton of money on a dehydrator. What would be the best brand/model for the best price?
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What brand of food dehydrator should I buy?
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How many fruit trees should I plant?
I want to plant peaches, pears, apples, plums, and apricots. We are a family of four and I want to make juice, preserves, and can/freeze/dry enough fruit to last us throughout the year. But I don’t want to waste a bunch of food either….I have five acres, so space is not a problem. How many of each tree do you think I should plant. We are planting dwarf trees that will grow to be 6-8 feet tall.
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I’d like to get the menu for the 3 day diet plan for my husband who has high blood pressure.?
This diet was produced by a hospital, St. John, I believe. If I remember correctly some of the foods are beets, cauliflower, ice cream, bananas, apples, fish.
It is given to patients before heart surgery to help lose weight. Someone brought it to my weight watchers meeting last night and we all looked at it. I know this can be obtained, without charge, so I’m hoping someone can provide me with this diet. I’ve lost all the weight I wanted to lose through WW but my husband would like to lose some for his high blood pressure and I thought this diet would give him a good jump start on the road to good health. Thanks for any assistance you can give me.
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Preserving Fruit?
My wife is going to go on a retreat next year and she is supposed to take only food grown in our yard. As well as other things we have strawberries, cherries, apples and grapes. She won’t have a cooler on the trip.
What is the best way to preserve this food for next year? I’m thinking about dehydrating it. Will this food dehydrate well? Would it last until next year? Is it OK to freeze it before or after dehydrating it? Any better ways to preserve it?
Thanks!
She needs to eat only food we grow, so we’re trying save up this year’s and next year’s crops.
Can you freeze AND dehydrate? It’ll need to be dry for when she’s out there, but I’m thinking it might need to be frozen too, just so it survives until next year.
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Ways of cooking fruits?
I have read that eating warm fruits during the winter is better for you, this is based on ancient Indian/Hindu custom. Warm things are supposed to be more fortifying, especially if you add a warming spice like cinnamon. Where I live, winters are cold and wet, so I’d like to eat warming foods. But I try to be conscious of eating fruits for their nutrients and fiber. What are some ways I can cook with fruit, without adding lots of other ingredients and still preserving their goodness? I like apples, blueberries, banana, pears. I also eat dried plums and apricots, and raisins.
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