[greeneyes]

Hubby is drying zuke chips on the dehydrator. We figure they can be reconstituted when it’s time for zucchini bread this winter.

[ApplegateRanch]

Good plan!

[Marcella]

I have a question about dehydrating food. After you dry it, how do you package it if you don't store it in the fridge or freezer? How do you package it and how long does it remain good? If dried foods won't last a year, I'm not doing it.

Canned food using the water bath method, will stay good at least a year, right?

I'm thinking about not having power. I've read a recipe for pickling most veggies, even pickling them together and using the water bath. If you didn't have power, you could use the water bath method and keep the pot boiling on any kind of emergency stove, but I don't think one could use the pressure canner without problems keeping the pressure regulated over some emergency type stove. DO YOU AGREE?

[tubebender]

I bought a package of seasoned dried OKRA and it’s damn near eatable but growing on me