Coffee anyone ?

[fuzzi]

I slept until 7:00. I’m dragging. This heat is getting to me and still August to go.

I so understand.

I didn't mow last night, as both my feet were hurting (tendon/ligament cramping) and I had no oomph, energy. I believe the hour I mowed on Tuesday afternoon was a little too much for me, but it's hard to stop when you're making so much progress, right?

I've had the new trimmer for a week and have yet to try it out.


And it's supposed to be 98°-99° both Saturday and Sunday. And next week.

At least the sweet potatoes are growing gangbusters.

 

[fuzzi]

Good morning all -- hope it's a good one anyway

Great weather all week. At work all week but home mid afternoon so enjoying the drier, cooler as I do chores. Having my coffee, leave at 8, happy to be able to.

Tomorrow I make cheese; deliver eggs & pick up figs from friend. Dehydrator waiting. My treeful at neighbors will be ready in a couple of weeks. My winter fix . Love dried figs. Fresh are good with my farmer cheese.

I'm getting figs, and I have a dehydrator!

How do you do yours?

 

[SageHill]

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HA -- or Southern Cal !!
My first year here I turned in the cold and waited,,, and waited,,,,, AND WAITED. Not as hot became "normal".

 

[Mini Horses]

I'm getting figs, and I have a dehydrator!

Remove stem, cut in half, place on tray....about 115 until...dried. They'll be a little sticky, like a raisin. I do 7-9 trays at a time. Takes a couple days. By then, another group will be ready to replace them

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Looks delicious!

 

[fuzzi]

Remove stem, cut in half, place on tray....about 115 until...dried. They'll be a little sticky, like a raisin. I do 7-9 trays at a time. Takes a couple days. By then, another group will be ready to replace them

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Thanks!

115 is the temperature? I don't think mine has a gauge, it's a very basic model. Years ago Ron had a Ronco dehydrator he bought through a "TV Offer". He made turkey jerky, and banana chips, the latter which required a coating prior to placing it in the dehydrator.

 

[Baymule]

@Mini Horses do you vacuum seal them or put them in the freezer?

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. Supposed to rain this evening, predicted about 1/8”. Not much but enough to cool it off to a high of 90F. Tomorrow it’s about the same. I’ll be up and gone shortly after daylight. Making a turn around trip to Fort Worth for a birthday party. My friend Sarah’s autistic daughter is turning 25 and she wants me to come to her pool party.

 

[Mini Horses]

Home today and thankful to be! Four days of resets for the front impulse buy wall at dollar generals. Any one coming out has seen the mess. That 4' tall, 20-24' long& both sides packed with hanger clips and shelves -- plus the candy, gum mints crammed up under the registers -- all overloaded with candy, batteries, and sx?@ t. Yeah, those. It's enough to make you cross eyed. Anyway -- all day ea store, 2 of us working frantically, dodging customers. You're sure glad when it's done!

I'm certainly enjoying being home for 4 days. Coffee is lovely -- relax & enjoy is lovely

The figs....ok, I have 2 dehydrators. Yes, 115 is temp & not set in stone. Old one, no settings & works fine, you adjust the openings at top for air flow/temps. Being soooo fluid, figs take a couple days and I switch trays around as needed. You can see one drier than not and move to keep things sorta same rate of dry. Once dried, I put into half gal mason jars. They need some occasional air and shaking. Of course you can freeze them. I don't. I shake, open, sample and close up. Do not use oxy absorbers!! Think prunes you buy -- that's what figs end up like.

 

[fuzzi]

Coffee is ready. Supposed to rain this evening, predicted about 1/8”. Not much but enough to cool it off to a high of 90F. Tomorrow it’s about the same. I’ll be up and gone shortly after daylight. Making a turn around trip to Fort Worth for a birthday party. My friend Sarah’s autistic daughter is turning 25 and she wants me to come to her pool party.

Pool party?