Opinions Please! = Dehydrated Veg + Fruits

GM

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Mar 29, 2019, 10:14:41 PM3/29/19

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So I just ordered some deyhdrated celery, as I always need celery, but it is either wilted in the fridge or I have to hoof it to the store at an inopportune time to buy. I primarily use celery diced as an addition to meat loaf, stews 'n soups, chicken or tunny salad, etc... This is from Amazon, the Mother Earth brand, it gets decent reviews:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007I9WFCC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the Mudder Urth site, I am tempted to buy, need some opining here if this stuff is a good buy or not; "convenience is key"...:

https://motherearthproducts.com/

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itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Mar 29, 2019, 10:34:26 PM3/29/19

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On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 9:14:41 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
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> So I just ordered some deyhdrated celery, as I always need celery, but it is either wilted in the fridge or I have to hoof it to the store at an inopportune time to buy. I primarily use celery diced as an addition to meat loaf, stews 'n soups, chicken or tunny salad, etc.
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> Best
> Greg
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You do know if you wrap fresh celery in a length of aluminum foil it will keep
several weeks in your frig.

GM

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Mar 29, 2019, 10:39:06 PM3/29/19

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Hmmmm...thanks...!!!

;-)

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itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Mar 29, 2019, 11:01:53 PM3/29/19

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On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 9:39:06 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:

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> itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
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> > You do know if you wrap fresh celery in a length of aluminum foil it will keep
> > several weeks in your frig.
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> Hmmmm...thanks...!!!
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> ;-)
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> Best
> Greg
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You're welcome! And it really does work.

Ophelia

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Mar 30, 2019, 9:04:59 AM3/30/19

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Greg

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Can you look for reviews? I always dry my own so I can't help with a
commercial stuff.

Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl

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Mar 30, 2019, 10:18:51 AM3/30/19

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Dehydrated fruits and veg are my specialty......

and I can always tell you one thing ... ALWAYS ALWAYS dehydrate you
own foods. You want you dehydrated foods to be all natural and not
have any excess added salt or sugars or preservatives. Or to be cross
contaminated with whatever else is in the air where they are being
processed and packaged.... Just but an expensive air fryer one that at
least goes down to 150 F and dehydrate your own foods.

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Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl

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Mar 30, 2019, 10:20:43 AM3/30/19

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I have always just kept my celery in the original bag that it comes in
threw it in the fridge, I use it as needed and it can last up to 2
weeks...

penm...@aol.com

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Mar 30, 2019, 2:42:57 PM3/30/19

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I buy dehy veggies but I've found that celery never rehydrates
properly... and I see they are charging $5 for a small amount.
https://motherearthproducts.com/collections/dried-vegetables/products/dried-dehydrated-celery

If you are going to use diced celery in meat loaf and soups I suggest
you dice. blanch, and freeze, it'll keep frozen fine for months.
However it's easier to buy celery when you need it, use how much you
need and eat the rest... I like fresh celery raw, good stuffed with
cream cheese, cottage cheese, and especially marinated in a bloody
Mary. Braised celery is very tastey when braised in good chicken
stock... or use the rest in a stir fry. I also enjoy celery soup.
I don't remember celery ever going off, I eat it before that can
happen... I don't believe in stashing fresh produce, eat it while it's
fresh and there is always more celery in America. My favorite way to
eat celery is sprinkled with a smidge of kosher salt, or excellent
married with blue cheese.
I always get a kick out of people who fill their fridge/freezer with
dozens of little pechels of bits and pieces that will never get used
for anything other than trash... especially those kitchen imbeciles
who save half an onion for weeks while it stchinks... don't people
know to choose an onion of a size that they'll consume it all. duh

songbird

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Mar 30, 2019, 3:03:07 PM3/30/19

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GM wrote:
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to me dehydrated celery and parsely flakes are similar
enough that i just use the one for the other.

as for wrapping it in foil that's pretty silly when
a bag will work just as well. there's nothing magical
about aluminum foil that would make it hold air in
as compared to any other container.

my preference would be a glass container. i don't
like plastics or metals in contact with my food if i
can help it.

songbird

GM

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Mar 30, 2019, 3:07:56 PM3/30/19

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Thank you. I am going to attempt to re-hydrate this ME celery that I've got, so I will see whether it was worth the price. Since I live alone - and I'm not one of those "survivalist" types - I will probably just use fresh as I have been, it does indeed last quite a whiles in the veg bin...and I can chop/freeze for future use.

I agree with your onion schtink comment, I really don't use many fresh onions, my needs for onion flavoring are primarily met by dried...

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Hank Rogers

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Mar 30, 2019, 7:01:51 PM3/30/19

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Popeye, did yoose know that lots of new yawkers buy celery seeds and
push them up their asses? a little potting soil shoved in, and in a few
days ....CELERY sprouts out their but.

Some of the old mexican women shove other stuff in, but I guess yoose
knows dat Popeye.

Julie Bove

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Mar 30, 2019, 7:32:07 PM3/30/19

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I have not tried that brand but I do use dried celery. The last I bought was
Augusten Farms.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Mar 30, 2019, 9:29:35 PM3/30/19

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On Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 9:20:43 AM UTC-5, Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl wrote:
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> I have always just kept my celery in the original bag that it comes in
> threw it in the fridge, I use it as needed and it can last up to 2
> weeks...
>

Try the aluminum foil trick, your celery will last much longer than 2 weeks.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Mar 30, 2019, 9:31:41 PM3/30/19

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On Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 2:03:07 PM UTC-5, songbird wrote:
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> as for wrapping it in foil that's pretty silly when
> a bag will work just as well. there's nothing magical
> about aluminum foil that would make it hold air in
> as compared to any other container.
>

> songbird
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I've tried the plastic bag and I'm lucky if celery will go the full two weeks
without wilting. I don't know what it is about the aluminum foil, but it
works for me.

Gary

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Mar 31, 2019, 7:41:24 AM3/31/19

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"itsjoan...@webtv.net" wrote:
> I've tried the plastic bag and I'm lucky if celery will go the full two weeks
> without wilting. I don't know what it is about the aluminum foil, but it
> works for me.

I'll try your af trick next time I buy celery. Tupperware made a
good rectangular air-tight container that did a good job. I used
to have one. Maybe I still do down in the cabinet of lost kitchen
things. I'll have to look someday.

Thomas

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Mar 31, 2019, 8:42:43 AM3/31/19

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When it gets limp and you wish other, cut into sticks and rest it in ice water.

Gary

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Mar 31, 2019, 9:01:10 AM3/31/19

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Thomas wrote:
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> When it gets limp and you wish other, cut into sticks and rest it in ice water.

I hope you're talking about food here. ;)

penm...@aol.com

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Mar 31, 2019, 9:17:27 AM3/31/19

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Celery and many veggies keep fresh longer if they can breathe...
haven't you noticed all the holes punched in the oreiginal plastic
bags... air keeps the bacteria that causes rot from multiplying. With
celery it's a good idea to remove a thin slice from the root end while
under cold running water, let drip dry and place back in the original
bag, do this each time you remove some stalks. Do the same with
lettuce.

GM

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Mar 31, 2019, 9:36:33 AM3/31/19

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Just attempted to rehydrate that ME celery I bought...last time I will buy that, it is back to fresh celery I go...

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penm...@aol.com

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Mar 31, 2019, 4:12:09 PM3/31/19

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Most dehy veggies are fine but not celery... I always keep diced dehy
onions and bell peppers, they rehydrate perfectly... and why cut off
part of a pepper or onion when all you need is a spoonful. I also
keep an assortment of dehy mushrooms, they are better than fresh, when
rehydratedd their flavor is more intense than fresh... also with dehy
'shrooms the variety available is vast, at most market produce
sections you're lucky to find 2-3 kinds.

Gary

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Apr 1, 2019, 9:43:16 AM4/1/19

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penm...@aol.com wrote:
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> Celery and many veggies keep fresh longer if they can breathe...
> haven't you noticed all the holes punched in the oreiginal plastic
> bags... air keeps the bacteria that causes rot from multiplying.

If any here remember, potatoes used to come in a paper bag with a
mesh window so you could see what you were buying. They also were
not washed - still had a layer of dirt. That's how home grown
potatoes should be stored...cool place, dark and unwashed. They
lasted much longer.

Today potatoes come in smaller quantites. They are washed and put
in plastic bags with holes to breathe but they don't breathe as
easy like in the old paper bags.

> With
> celery it's a good idea to remove a thin slice from the root end while
> under cold running water, let drip dry and place back in the original
> bag, do this each time you remove some stalks. Do the same with
> lettuce.

True. Slice off just a bit of the root end and put in a glass of
water for a bit, then dry and store it. Same as buying a
Christmas tree from a lot - cut off the bottom end an inch or two
and set in a stand with water. I think even sugar water is
recommended. Keeps them fresh a bit longer.