Many gardeners leave rose hips on the bush at the end of the gardening season. The rose hips are the fruit of the rose bush, and can be harvested for culinary purposes, including for drying to make a delicious healthy tea. Learn how to dry rose hips for tea, and enjoy the fruit from your…
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How To Harvest Rose Hips – Collect, Dry, And Use
Rose hips are the fruit of the rose, and are produced at the end of the growing season. Contained within the rose hips are the seeds and the fruit, the latter of which has both culinary and therapeutic uses. Learn how to harvest rose hips, and enjoy this wonderful bounty from your rose bushes. This…
How To Make Dried Pears- Preserve Your Fruit
If you have extra pears at harvest time, knowing how to dry and preserve them will allow you to save them for later use. Learn how to make dried pears, and preserve your homegrown fruit. We have an old pear tree at the farm, and every year in late summer, the fresh Bartlett pears seem…
How To Make Dehydrated Banana Chips
Dehydrating bananas is a great way to make a batch of nutritious and delicious fruit snacks. Not only do the bananas taste good, they are also full of all the nutritional goodness of bananas in their fresh state. Learn how to make dehydrated banana chips, and stock your pantry with this tasty nutritious treat. Making…
How To Dry Basil- Preserve And Store
Basil is a fabulous summer time herb that is grown in many gardens, and used in many fresh summer recipes. If you grow basil in the summer, consider drying it as well. Learn how to dry basil, and make use of this wonderful herb all year round. Drying basil allows you to make use of…
Dehydrating Strawberries- How To Preserve Your Harvest
Dehydrating strawberries is a wonderful way to preserve your strawberry harvest. There are a number of different methods which you can use, and we will take a look at a few easy ways to get the job done. We absolutely love strawberries in our household. Every summer when the strawberry season rolls around, it seems…
How To Dry Mint Leaves For Tea
Drying fresh mint leaves for tea is very easy. If you have a mint patch, or even just a few mint plants in pots, you can harvest, dry, and use your mint in tea. Learn how to dry mint leaves for tea, and enjoy the wonderful mint flavour from this home grown herb. One of…
How To Dehydrate Fruit In An Air Fryer
Dehydrating fruit in the air fryer is easy, and a great way to preserve your fruit for healthy snacks. It also helps to keep the fruit for much longer, and can be a great way to help prevent food waste. Learn how to dehydrate fruit in the air fryer, and preserve your own fruit snacks…