{"id":3016,"date":"2013-02-24T03:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2013-02-24T03:00:35","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T08:00:35","slug":"q-and-a-vacuum-sealing-brown-rice-dehydrating-squash-and-bergamot-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2013\/02\/24\/q-and-a-vacuum-sealing-brown-rice-dehydrating-squash-and-bergamot-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: vacuum sealing brown rice, dehydrating squash, and bergamot seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Vacuum sealing brown rice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, must brown rice be preheated? When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, what are the directions for storing fresh pecans?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dawn Guido<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Marshfield, Missouri<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you use a vacuum sealer for your brown rice or pecans, you don&#8217;t need to heat the food. But the rice\/pecans won&#8217;t last as long as they will if canned traditionally, i.e. heating the food then canning in a pressure canner at 5 pounds for 10 minutes. The vacuum sealer will help the foods stay fresh-tasting longer than if just left in the bag or put into an unsealed jar. But it will not prevent them from eventually becoming rancid. &#8212; Jackie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dehydrating squash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I read the post about your Hopi Pale Grey Squash. How exactly do you dry it and how do you grind it up? I have a couple of dozen pumpkins in my basement that were intended to feed the chickens over winter. Lost the entire flock last month to a fox and need to find a use for these pumpkins. Already have a freezer full of puree.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Erica Kardelis<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Helper, Utah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Both squash and pumpkins dehydrate well. Dehydrated pumpkin (unless it&#8217;s pie pumpkin) doesn&#8217;t taste as good in breads as do my favorite Hopi Pale Grey squash though, but they can be used in soups, casseroles, stews, etc. I cut the squash open, remove the seeds and strings. Then I slice rind and all into 1-inch slices and cut off the rind with a sturdy sharp knife. I cut pieces off the slices about 1\/2 inch thick and lay them out on my dehydrator trays in a single layer so they don&#8217;t touch. Dehydrate until crisp. To grind, simply use your blender and toss a handful in at a time and whiz until as fine as you wish. &#8212; Jackie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bergamot seeds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Can you tell me to where I can obtain Bergamot seeds, so that I can make my own Earl Grey Tea?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Vicki<\/em><br \/>\n<em>LaCrosse, Washington<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Both Johnny&#8217;s Seeds and Prairie Moon Nursery carry wild bergamot seeds. &#8212; Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vacuum sealing brown rice When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, must brown rice be preheated? When using a vacuum sealer with jar attachment, what are the directions for storing fresh pecans? Dawn Guido Marshfield, Missouri When you use a vacuum sealer for your brown rice or pecans, you don&#8217;t need to heat the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3016"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3016\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}