tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971346703488173493.post5407553579689502749..comments2023-08-19T12:58:15.583+01:00Comments on Wise Herb's Random Jottings: DehydrationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971346703488173493.post-35093249491824881912009-09-23T00:18:12.371+01:002009-09-23T00:18:12.371+01:00Thanks for the nice mention. I'm really enjoy...Thanks for the nice mention. I'm <i>really</i> enjoying my dehydrated apples, but the strawberries, cherries, and blueberries I did earlier in the summer are long gone. <br /><br />Make sure you dip the banana slices in lemon juice or other citric acid so they don't turn brown.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971346703488173493.post-77908818793937616342009-09-22T17:43:43.263+01:002009-09-22T17:43:43.263+01:00Well from my war-time cookbook by Marguerite Patte...Well from my war-time cookbook by Marguerite Patten, this is defined as "A very cool oven".<br />There is a table..<br />A very cool oven: often called very slow or very low is<br />90'-120'C, 200'-250'F, Gas 1/4-1/2.<br /><br />BUT..on reading further in the leaflet it says DO NOT EXCEED 150'F.<br />It goes on to say it is best to use the oven after it has been turned off after baking etc. Also you need to leave the oven door open to allow the moist air out.<br />Sage, my dear, I will do you a blog tomorrow.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971346703488173493.post-87398779296635741992009-09-22T12:01:24.662+01:002009-09-22T12:01:24.662+01:00Now see you get me there... what does Reg 1/4 tran...Now see you get me there... what does Reg 1/4 translate into in electric terms... ( I am assuming you are mentioning Gas)<br /><br />My only experience of trying to dry things in the oven were apple rings and it wasn't terribly successful.. maybe it was the oven, maybe my own incomptence but I would like to have another go at doing this to preserve some of the herbs from the garden as well.Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005047450040559399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971346703488173493.post-78249925901729832352009-09-22T11:09:05.505+01:002009-09-22T11:09:05.505+01:00I don't know if you read an old blog of mine i...I don't know if you read an old blog of mine in which I showed my Mother's cookbook...but in that book were all the old hints and tips for preserving during and after the war. The Ministry of Food issued leaflets, and I am at this moment looking at No 34.<br />"Drying Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs".<br />Things were dried in the oven on the very lowest setting Reg 1/4 (quarter)<br />It listed apples,pears,plums, grapes,peas,beans,onions,mushrooms and herbs as suitable. Of course no one had ever seen a banana during the war!Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.com