[at-l] dried veggies

[wb4pan@mindspring.com (Charles W. Davidson)]

Skeeter,

	I dry most all my veggies from frozen ones. Mostly I use the 2# bags of
frozen mixed veggies, containing: peas, green beans, corn, carrots and
sometimes they have lima beans. I prefer the ones that do not have lima
beans because they are slower to reconstitute. I avoid mixed veggies
with potatoes because they are very slow. 
	I put frozen veggies directly in the dehydrator. I have tried cooking
them first, thawing them first and see little difference if any.
Reconstitution time runs about twenty minuets. Often I bring the dried
veggies to a boil and set them aside while I have a coffee or set up
camp. They sure are great when added to corn pasta or stove top stuffing
type dishes


chase


Mark Hudson wrote:
> 
> I've got the dehydrator regularly fired up in preparation for this summers
> hike. Strawberries, kiwis, mushrooms, broccoli, and I'm waiting for spinach
> to show up in the grocery. I'd do tomatoes, but sundried tomatoes have a
> lot more flavor. Has anyone successfully dried frozen peas? And what's the
> rehydration time?
> Meantime I found a note on the Colorado Trail Foundation site that the Camp
> Hale area may be closed this summer in order to remove some recently
> discovered old munitions, leaving me with a long road walk  :  (.
> 
> Skeeter
> 
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