Not One Wasted Scrap
You know, they say the wonderful thing about pigs is that
you can use everything but the squeal.
I’m beginning to discover that is also true of ginger. As I play around with it, I’m beginning to
wonder what other ways I can get more mileage out of my food dollar. How much
can I conserve and not waste?
Dehydrating is an excellent way to stretch that dollar, especially in
these hard times ahead.
You might want to read my post Hard Times a’Commin: Linda’s Take
for some thoughts on rising food prices and what to do about them. As far as I am concerned, for those of us who
cannot increase our income to meet the need, we must learn to cut back wherever
we can.
Ginger Skins Ready for Drying
When I was prepping my last batch of ginger for dehydrating,
I thought about those skins that we usually throw away. I had seen nothing on
television cooking shows or anything in cookbooks about not peeling ginger or
about using the skins. So after scrubbing mine, I tasted a few peelings. They
taste just like the rest of the plant.
Why not? I thought. Go ahead and dehydrate those skins.
Potato skins are rich in vitamins, why not the ginger?
Skins & Chips
They worked out just fine. I plan to store mine whole and
not grind the skins until I need powdered ginger. That saves the delicious chips and pieces
from the inside for other great recipes calling for ginger.
Linda’s Note: I’ve been out sick for nearly a
week now. For the past four days I’ve
been guzzling hot tea made with dehydrated ginger skins, rose hips, and dehydrated lemon skins. This was all crammed into a tea ball and
added to my tea bag to steep a few minutes. It has been quite soothing and
comforting.
OH Man. This site has helped me sooo much. Thank you for all the time you have put into it.
ReplyDeleteYou are certainly welcome! I appreciate the fact that you are being helped. When I started dehydrating foods, there absolutely was nothing available to read, and what little I found on the internet was scattered and sporadic. When I bought my first dehydrator nearly twenty years ago, it came with a little pamphlet.
DeleteI've just gotten so excited about dehdyrating foods, I simply have to share what I've learned. There is sooo much more to learn!
I am hopeful that it can make as much a difference in other people's lives as it has made in mine.
In the face of spiraling economic collapse, for through dehydrating my own foods, I feel as if I have a little control over my life.
Wonderful site you have here but I was wondering if you knew of any forums that cover the same topics discussed in this article?
ReplyDeleteI'd really like to be a part of group where I can get feedback from other experienced individuals that share the same interest. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Many thanks!
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I see by your website that you are involved with facebook. I organized a facebook group with the same name, Dehydrating Way Beyond Jerky. It had over 2,000 members. But I found a problem with some people giving wrong or harmful advice. it got overewhelming to try and monitor all those comments, so I shut down the group and focused on this blogspot.
ReplyDeleteYou can find several dehydrating groups on facebook that are mostly spinn-offs from my original group.
I've been ill for several months, but am now ready to get back into it. Will be glad to answer your questions any time.