Trudy

I came across a 'Freeze Dried Vegetable Combo' of 6 #10 cans for $77.99. Not cheap, by no means, but it was more reasonable than buying them separate. When I looked closer at the photo, only 2 of the cans said freeze dried. The rest were dehydrated. Nothing wrong with dehydrated, but the sale was labled FREEZE DRIED! If I hadn't looked closely before ordering, I would have expected to get all freeze dried products. I called Honeyville to see if maybe the picture was wrong, but was told that only 2 of the cans were freeze dried, and the other 4 were dehydrated! Maybe it is just me, but I think that is misleading. Oh well... BTW Jeepers they said that they had to 20% off sale twice a year, and they would be having it again in the fall. Couldn't tell me the specific date, but should be soon.

I haven't tried the freeze dried food from Honeyville yet. I got the oatmeal idea from a Chef Tess book. I do like the texture of the fruit bits in Quaker Oatmeal packets but too much sugar though! I think I envisioned the fruit rehydrating into something close to that. I might buy a small bag of freeze dried fruit in Walmart and try it out before I invest $.

I have ordered from Harmony House before and was satisfied. I like the dehydrated hash browns from Sam's too. What kind of potatoes do you get from Honeyville?

Thanks Jeepers. I have been waiting for the 20% off to come around again before making an order. It looks like that's not going to happen again, so maybe it would be good to go ahead with my order now! I especially want to try their freeze dried sausage for some 'meals in a jar'. I've heard that its very good! I also want to get some freeze dried strawberries and peaches to make ready to use 'oatmeal packages'.

Wish I had one!

I'm canning chili beans tomorrow, and this is my favorite recipe! BTW Jeepers, we did like them on hot dogs, in chili, and even right out of the jar! Since DS is away at school, I think I will do mostly pints.

Good to see you mom11! Thanks for the news on Violet. Actually, I've missed both of you!

Hope you are having a great birthday Canned Nerd!!

Thanks Cat and dogmom4. I never could get the link to copy.

For some reason I could only get the link to paste in the topic title box!

(Edited by Cat even though dogmom4 pasted it, so that I can re-title it for info.)

http://www.wmctv.com/story/25387440/a-look-ahead-mid-south-man-fights-to-survive-after-one-bad-bite?

Stephanie shared this recipe with me several years ago. She mills her own whole grain flour and uses coconut oil. The recipe is really good just like it is though! I think I will make some tomorrow!

I know everyone has their favorite side dishes for the turkey and ham. My family always wants me to make the Squash Dressing and the Eggplant Casserole. I just took them out of the oven. I have a huge family, and I love our big get together every year.

I felt kinda sad this morning thinking about the ones that we lost since last Thanksgiving. But the Lord reminded me about the sweet little one born in our family last week. And we are looking for 2 more at any time! " ...the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."

We are so blessed my friends. Every day should be Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!

Glad you liked them Pauline! I got lumabean's and A05's. Both very pretty. I can't wait to put up my little Mrs S tree!

Happy belated birthday Pigz! Sometimes I even miss my own birthday! HaHa

Mine went out today! Hope everybody enjoys them.

Got Snowmom's ornament today. Very nice, thank you!

So happy for you!

What a great find! Thanks ladies!

Even if I can't watch the water boiling, that Ball stainless steel canner has been worth every penny I paid for it. I always use it to cook my Annies Salsa for canning. I usually can at least 100 pints every year if I'm able. I cook 4 recipes at a time in that pot, and it has the double layer bottom so the salsa don't stick! (I have scorched it before using other thin bottom pots!) We love Annie's salsa at our house! It even makes eggbeaters taste good.lol I use a jar in my chili and vegetable soup too! Not even counting Mexican rice, burritos, tacos...

I posted this link for info only! I would not buy it, even if I did have money to waste! I did spend $40 on Ball's stainless steel WBC when it first came out though. I splurged on that because of the clear lid with vent holes.(and I was tired of the granite ones rusting) I always hated to lift the lid to peek and see if the water was still boiling. Sadly though, the lid steams up so badly you can't see if the water is boiling or not. I have 3 of the small canners for pints and I love them. So much easier and quicker to do 7 pints.

http://foodinjars.com/2013/11/ball-freshtech-automatic-home-canning-system/

Happy Anniversary to Momo and DH!

Me too!

I like watching Linda, but in one chili bean video she used dry beans (not soaked or boiled first) and in another one she did prepare the beans right, but then she added random amounts (looked like about 1/2 cup) of raw onions and peppers. Violet said that it isn't safe to start with dry beans or add low acid veggies (only dried).

I never thought of using them on chili dogs! DH agrees to do a taste test for lunch today. He thinks it will be good- he loves hot dogs! Let you know how it turns out.