Comments on: New post on The Garbage Day Project http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/blog/archives/232 Artist Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:01:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Laura Gawlinski http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/blog/archives/232#comment-419 Laura Gawlinski Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:08:13 +0000 http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/blog/archives/232#comment-419 Hi Virginia, I am intrigued with your dried veggies! Did you use a machine? Do you re-hydrate them? How long do the veggies last? The colors are spectacular. Have you printed any out on fabric? Thanks for sharing. Laura Gawlinski Andover, MA Hi Virginia,

I am intrigued with your dried veggies! Did you use a machine? Do you re-hydrate them? How long do the veggies last?

The colors are spectacular. Have you printed any out on fabric?

Thanks for sharing.

Laura Gawlinski
Andover, MA

]]> By: admin http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/blog/archives/232#comment-424 admin Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:28:18 +0000 http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/blog/archives/232#comment-424 Hi, Laura - Yes, I use a Nesco American Harvest Dehydrator. They are re-hydrated in the cooking pot. We used to soak them ahead of time, but found out that wasn't really necessary. Supposedly dehydrated food lasts up to a year in a freezer. I usually do all the veggies for Spring and Fall as needed. However, I am conducting an experiment with leeks. I bought such nice ones at the Madison, WI Farmers' Market that I dried enough for our Spring trip and they are double-packaged in the freezer until next Spring. Many people are going to all fresh food for the Boundary Waters, but since we know our food can only weigh around 37 lbs. no matter how many days we plan on going, dehydrating is the way to go. We did learn (the hard way) to buy freeze-dried chicken! I hadn't though about printing them out on fabric, but you are right. Pure color! Thank you for writing, Laura, and please let me know if you have any other questions. Warm regards, Virginia Hi, Laura - Yes, I use a Nesco American Harvest Dehydrator. They are re-hydrated in the cooking pot. We used to soak them ahead of time, but found out that wasn’t really necessary.

Supposedly dehydrated food lasts up to a year in a freezer. I usually do all the veggies for Spring and Fall as needed. However, I am conducting an experiment with leeks. I bought such nice ones at the Madison, WI Farmers’ Market that I dried enough for our Spring trip and they are double-packaged in the freezer until next Spring.

Many people are going to all fresh food for the Boundary Waters, but since we know our food can only weigh around 37 lbs. no matter how many days we plan on going, dehydrating is the way to go. We did learn (the hard way) to buy freeze-dried chicken!

I hadn’t though about printing them out on fabric, but you are right. Pure color!

Thank you for writing, Laura, and please let me know if you have any other questions.

Warm regards,
Virginia

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