I've been dehydrating and powdering celery, onions and green peppers for an "instant Trinity" flavor for quick Cajun dinners as well as carrots, celery and onions for my own mirepoix.

@firequeen2194

2 жыл бұрын

Love this idea. I do mirepoix as well but didn’t think about an instant trinity. 🙂

@Sabbathissaturday

2 жыл бұрын

Me either! I’m totally doing this.

@thatonegirlelaine

2 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw celery, onion, and green peppers I knew it was a Louisianian, lol. Both sides of my family are from Louisiana. I'm not, but I sure love the food!

@louisevaughan2165

2 жыл бұрын

I have been doing the same thing for yrs . Glad to hear some else does also.

@7thsoncreates

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing this info. 🙏 I'm going to do same

The time and effort you put into your videos to share with us is really appreciated. Thankyou

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

So nice of you!!

Save those cut off end pieces in the freezer and add to your chicken or beef broth that you make later on. It adds such a nice flavor to broth.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I had no space to do so :) That's why they are going into compost - I have no more need for them.

@bluemoon8268

Жыл бұрын

… I do that will most all my vegetable discards … it makes a great base soup bone stocks !

I learned something clever from an old cookbook! Add a pinch of baking soda to the blanching water for celery and that beautiful green color is beautiful! I tried it both ways and will always use soda from now on!

@jdm3111

Жыл бұрын

1é2 tsp of baking soda per 1 cup of blanching water. works great!

It was perfect timing for this video! I cooked with some celery tonight and thought it was time for me to do something with it. I've dehydrated celery before, but I learned a lot in this video that will help. Thanks!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!!

The first time I dried celery, I didn't blanch it. I didn't like the texture of it when I put it in soup, so I think I'm going to powder it and try it blanched to see if I like it better.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

That's the key - never assume a result by a first try - experiment!

Thank you for the comment about compost. I try to use as much of something as I can and then compost the rest. I’ve been amazed by the reaction of some over the idea of composting.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Yep - I get how it's a stumbling block for some (space issues, not being able to maintain, and maybe not being able to have it at all), but it's definitely a very valid use of food scraps!

Just dehydrated celery. I bought a mandolin, chopped it, dehydrated it. It’s conditioning on my counter now. And yes, I’m planting the end. Never did this befor, so we’ll see. Darcy, your the Queen of Dehydrating. Thanks for everything you do for us…much respect. ♥️

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

lol - I'm not, but thanks :)

What timing. I picked up some organic celery recently to use some for vegetable stock, and dehydrate the rest. I've been hearing about the great flavor celery powder adds to things on the Mennonite Farmhouse channel. Yesterday morning I searched for celery dehydrating videos on that channel and yours, but didn't find any. I came back to KZread a little later in the day and this video popped up in my suggested videos. You posted it while I was out doing some yard work. There will be some celery in my dehydrator in the near future. I have some silicone mesh mats ordered that should arrive Tuesday. I've always hesitated buying celery in the past because I never seemed to be able to use it up before it died. I've had similar issues with other veggies. Now that I've started making my own vegetable stock and have started getting into dehydrating, there should no longer be any vegetables left in my fridge too long meeting that fate. I also plan to be getting into canning soon. I've been binge watching a lot of canning and dehydrating videos.

@marythompson5381

2 жыл бұрын

Dehydrating is sooo much easier than canning, imo. But both serve a good purpose. Especially with the expected food shortages coming. Nothing better than a homemade meal on the shelf, ready to heat and eat.

@alicesollanek3142

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you!!

Darcy, I’m very new to dehydrating. Your instructions are so easy to follow. I really enjoy the different ways you show to dehydrate for different uses. I also can. I really love having a working pantry so storing food for 15-20 years is not really my goal. But having shelf stable food for a year or so is very comforting. It’s really frustrating when my produce goes bad before I can use it. Dehydrating has opened a whole new world for me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and safety tips. 😄

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm glad you found it helpful and gives you a sense of other avenues that you can stock your pantry with! It's important that we don't keep all of our food storage in one little compartment!

@cindygere

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry 💗

Never waste celery or mushrooms now after watching your videos. Thank you!!

I did a quart of celery and a quart of carrots for both my sister and me. Most of our fresh produce comes from the west coast to us in NW WI. I figure if there would be any kind of disaster out west, my soup fixins would be very scarce. So I will probably do a couple quarts every year to assure I have the goodness I expect in my winter soups.

@tippic9252

Жыл бұрын

Do try growing celery. You can even do it in containers. You cut off above the base as you need and it will regrow :-)

I grow up on celery salt, most people know Australian's as chicken salt lovers but we do other salts as well👍

@camillewing656

2 жыл бұрын

@Olive Grove. What is chicken salt??

@CP-tq3hu

2 жыл бұрын

@@camillewing656 a bit of a late reply from another Australian ,chicken salt varies between brands but the one l have is 81% sea salt, rice flour, spices, vegetable powder (onion, garlic) natural flavour, yeast extract, anticaking agent(551) I’ve just copied that of the label

@camillewing656

3 ай бұрын

​@@CP-tq3huHi! Just now found your reply while watching this video again!! (A year later!) Thank you!!

I am growing 33 celery stalks right now. Just fattening up the ribs before harvest. I will dehydrate most of them. I have been a celery waster in the frig many times before. I bought 12.stalks at $.89 each, at Thanksgiving and dehydrated them. Someone just blessed me with a stock pot insert with holes to help with my blaching

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Great job! I have never grown it before.

@pinschrunner

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry I grew Utah celery from Seeds of Change Organic. It took 6 packets to get any to sprout and grow. I had a huge number of fails with their 2021 seeds

"Take my word for it - that's what you need to do" LOL! Thank you so much for making these videos and sharing your wealth of knowledge🙂

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thanks. This video was incredibly helpful . I love how you show everything so methodically. 🙋‍♀️💖

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you Darcy! So far I have dehydrated 6 stalks of celery plus the leaves. I've got 6 more stalks to go. I know I go through a stalk a month. I save the root ends for bone broth. I haven't blanched my celery yet. I need to test it so I know what I like better if I'm putting the celery into a salad. My poor dehydrator is getting quite the workout!

I dehydrate the leaves and celery together. I also have to use one of the silicone mats because I dice so fine sometimes. I just powdered some celery and leaves yesterday to add to my poultry seasoning mix. I just bought 3 stalks just for dehydrating. Need to get a few more.

My first dehydrating project, celery. My celery is screaming to be harvested in the garden. I just got my brand new Cosori yesterday. I am looking forward to this. Thank you for your instructions and the visual teachings. 😍

@ThePurposefulPantry

Ай бұрын

Good luck!

The trimmed pieces of celery I freeze for use in making stock. I add onions, carrots and other veggie trimmings for delicious veggie stock.

You make it so simple and clear! Thanks you!

I have a dehydrator and was searching for how to’s. Thank you!!! 💝👏🏻

I had no idea about the “conditioning”. That is so helpful to know

I do enjoy your channel! Someone has done very nice editing to create these videos. Thank you.

You my darling are a lifesaver. I didnt know I needed this in my life, but I did! Thank you for being your wonderful self!!

You are such a wealth of knowledge

I love this channel! I have not watched in a bit but I come back and feel peace every time! You have so much useful info and I am so thankful. Keep it up Darcy

No more wasting my ends and pieces!! I love this!

Your videos are so interesting as well as inspiring. Thank You 🙏

Thank you for all the information, it's excellent and yayyy for composting...its a good thing.😊

Love these dehydrating video’s!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Thanks for sharing this great seasoning blend recipe!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy! Just remember - it's really versatile, so if you don't quite like this version - try adding some of your own favorites to it!

I just dehydrated a giant bag of kale & my spinach. We sprinkle in our foods. Going to do celery tomorrow👍

Thanks for another informative video Darcy!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I use the core of the celery and the top leaves in my celery soup. So good.

Just want you to know I appreciate your videos. I am learning so much. Today is celery day here. 🙂

You do such a great job teaching us. Thanks for all your hard work! 🙏🏻

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

I love your videos!! Amazing way to use up most of the waste of pieces people throw away. I also found putting the clean ends into a small pail in the fridge with other veggie ends, then tieing into a cheese cloth when it's full, and boiling the tied bag in the water also makes a great veggie broth for soup later when you need it. I found it is great broth for, soup, risotto, etc. Just another use with less waste during tough times. Keep up your great videos! ❤️

Can’t wait to get some celery!!

Thank you, you explained everything.

I really just stopped researching everything and just turn into your channel for my answers. Thank You

Thank y'all. Blessings, julie

Thank you for another great video full of information!! You make the best videos about "how to do things and why" that I've ever seen!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

aww - thanks!! I'm glad you find them helpful!

Your videos are OUTSTANDING! Thank you so very much!

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Love my celery drys. I use all it and it's so good. Always have it. Cabbage beans corn ( store brought) and luscious leaves from beetroot and others.

I am just learning about dehydrating, thank you for your very informative videos.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help

I needed to see this, thank you!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Thank you for teaching us. I watched the unpacking of your Cosori hydrator and decided to buy one, love it.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Thank you for this. I hate wasting celery! Last time I froze it but it wasnt that great. Your "different seasoning" looks delicious & its good to know it can be used as a salt substitute. I'm not going to mess with blanching after seeing this. 😊

Thanks Darcy!! I've struggled with dehydrated celery because it never became soft when cooking later. I didn't know you had to rehydrate it overnight. 😲 Now, I do!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

The bigger factor is that it still needs to cook in the process - once rehydrated, it's still raw. So soaking is just a great way to rehydrate it, but it still needs to cook. Some folks find that destringing it first can be helpful, too.

@Momma_Tomma

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry Yes, I did cook it, for a LONG time and it was still like bitting into an undercooked noodle. Very tough. 😔

This was a very good and helpful video! Thank you!!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

So glad!

Dearest Darcy.. This presentation was so concise . Thank you so much. Susan from British Columbia

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I am going to do this!! Thank you!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you like it!

Thank you!!

Awesome video! Thank you!😁👍💚

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

Fantastic video thanks for sharing!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I have become obsessed with your videos!💖 You do a great job explaining things!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@birdfleck8516

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry I also did celery the other day! I realized I need to purchase mesh liners for my trays 🤣 Amazon here I come! Ha!

You cover everything. Thank you so much! I'm dehydrating celery for the first time. I'm going to powder it all for seasoning. I didn't Blanche and understand it will have a bite. We'll see how it turns out. But thank you again for this video. Everything in one 20 min video.

I literally grow celery just to dehydrate every year. I use it in so many dishes and never blanch them and have never had a color change, but than again I use it a lot. I just discovered you and love all you videos! Thank you and i have been sharing with my mom who has just started preserving food. Many Blessings to you!

i have made up several of her herb blends and i cant wait to use them as i cook. doing celery today and i joined your membership

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Been doing that and dehydrate whatever would go bad before used.

The blanched celery is luminescent. It seems translucent. Beautiful

Very interesting. Thanks for explaining why you do certain things. I'm just learning about dehydrating and freeze drying. New subbie here.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Lol your cutting skills in fast mode rocks ❤

I do my celery the same. Learned from Darcy…I add to soups and stews

Yes, yes I am. Perfect video 👌

Thank you. I'm totally new to dehydrating. My dehydrator is supposed to be here tomorrow Dec. 14, I have celery I want to dehydrate first, lol. Thank you very much for your knowledge and thorough explanation and comparison. Happy Holidays 🤗🎄⛄

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

I LOVE your videos!!!!! Bless You!!!!! Subscribed!!

Enjoyed! 🥦🥬🥒

Thank you so much...you make excellent videos!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you find them helpful!

I cut my celery up and freeze them for stuffing.. it turns out great.. my rabbit also eats the leaves of the celery. He loves it..! Thank you for your great video..

Thank you Darcy!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

I absolutely love your videos. You are the best on KZread I think 👍

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Just what I needed ty

I have learned so much from you so I would like to recommend a trick to you. One of my favorite tools in my kitchen is a vegetable chopper. I have the brand Full Star that I purchased on Amazon.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

So do I - I use it often.

I love this. I'm ordering myself Cosori for my birthday in 10 days. I have an inexpensive stackable. I want to choose the temperature. I have a ton of kale and celery and you beet greens. you've given me a great ideas. I want to ferment beets today.thank you so much.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Awesome (happy early birthday!) I don't know if you now about this deal I have with Cosori - but TPP fans get it for $128.99 in the contiguous US! Use code TPP with this link: sl.vesync.com/Bq7trp (This is their parent company).

Thank you

I dehydrate celery for my soups. I don't blanch it. You did a wonderful video on this. God bless you and your family 💕🙏♥️🤗

I didnt blanch, add to my soup and my family loves it!! maybe look for younger celery when buying it, not the large real green stalks, may help with the strings. so nice not to have to chop every time I need some!! Thank you Darcy!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

recipe good thank you for sharing

Thank you 🙏🏻

@ThePurposefulPantry

7 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Thank you for the info

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

I have learned the hard way before dehydrating celery that it has to have the strings removed ! I blanch mine for the same reasons Darcy has stated but I still string it also. I have found that when rehydrate that it is as tough as chewing on a piece of green nylon ski rope if it still has the strings in it . The strings do not rehydrate well at all . I powder a great deal of it because it is easier to add the flavor with put the toughness .

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I don't have a problem not destringing it - but that's definitely a personal preference.

@susiet2150

Жыл бұрын

You’ve convinced me to remove strings and blanch. I don’t want to waste my organic celery. 😊

I grow 9 celery each season and dry leaves and ribs separate also. So many uses!! Celery is my fave, Thanks Darcy

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@barbaradumler6503

2 жыл бұрын

I tried growing celery last year and it all bolted and was bitter :( I'm in zone 7a

Thank you sharing!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

My dehydrator came in today. I'm dehydrating green onions from my garden. I needed to trim the greens from my onions so they didn't prematurely fall over. I hope it goes well! Great video and informative! I couldn't help but notice the black labels on the top of some of your spice jars. I wrote a blog post many years ago about making labels for my spice jars.

@vickiegraham4765

2 жыл бұрын

I. Want. try order. one next week. What did you decide. I want corsori. Never did this or canning. Still learning. Slowly. On these sites. I watch.

@livingtx

2 жыл бұрын

@@vickiegraham4765 I got the Corsori as well. Green onions took about 5 hours. I just put in the second batch.

Wish my celery didn’t bolt, Deep South it’s a fall crop here but I still tried . I am going to dehydrate my two packs tomorrow plus 2 heads of cabbage .

wonderful video

As it happened, I just tried dehydrating for the 1st time over the past couple of days. And, celery was what I dehydrated. I wasn't sure what it would turn out like whenever I re-hydrate it, so I thank you for including that information. Can you give me an idea of how long the dehydrated celery will last in just a canning jar, with no oxygen absorber, (I didn't have any)? Again, thank you for an understandable and useful video, as this is a learning experience for me, and probably others.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Optimally 12-18 months like most dehydrated foods.

@marythompson5381

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry , Thank you. After my comment I did find where you had answered that same question. I apologize for replicating. Again, thank you. 😊

Darcy, You are so helpful, but for this video I have a funny story. First, we moved from Dallas recently, and live in a wooded area in East Texas. I was listening to this video in the house, on my phone. The next morning we got in my car. Well, the speed chopping sound came on the car bluetooth. OMG, I wish I had a video!!!! My husband thought a rat had gotten in the car. This was a few days ago, and I'm still laughing about the scene. I wanted to share the story with you. I have a TSM dehydrator, and you have been very helpful. I also have your e-book. 💚💚💚

@ThePurposefulPantry

9 ай бұрын

LOL! That's too funny!

Thanks!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found it helpful, Gayle! Thank you!

Hi Darcy, love all your videos. I have a large vegetable garden , and dehydrate often. 1 question I would love to know is how long do dehydrated veg last. Thank you

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Optimally 12-18 months. You may get longer, but over time, they begin to degrade in texture, nutrients, etc, but their peak is about 12-18 mos.

Thk u.

Have you ever used rehydrated celery in chicken salad or potato salad???? If so, what is the texture like, or should I just buy fresh for these things. Your video was excellent. Thanking you in advance.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You will have to do it for yourself to know if you're going to like it. It will not be as fresh crunchy celery, but I don't mind it.

@susiet2150

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry I can see that you’re not going to tell us what to do. Haha! We must experiment!

I really enjoy your videos. I have a Freeze Dryer that is being repaired and picked up a dehydrator and admit I may like it better. Know they are different types of food preservation. I had a couple pounds of Garlic that I processed and put in my dehydrator, maybe too long, but it turned to toasted garlic chips (which I love). Have a bag of yellow onions I am going to process and see what happens.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

So why do you think you might like it better?

@Rusty6450

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry The dehydrator takes less time, but think the freeze dried food might last longer and I have no data to support that.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Dehydrating doesn't necessarily take less time depending on the food and if you pre-freeze the freeze-dried, but freeze dried does last longer.

@ArkhamNorth

2 ай бұрын

The best advantage of freeze drying is that you retain about 95% of nutrients vs about 85% dehydrating. I think time-wise it can be a toss-up, but the quantities are drastically smaller with freeze drying vs a 6+ tray dehydratory.

You can save all of your vegetable cuttings and keep them in the freezer until you get enough to cook down and get vegetable broth. I got 2 gallons the first time I did it. I canned it and now when I make soup I have a base to start with.

Thank you. I always waste celery because we don't use it in time. Will try your method!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy

I used to throw out celery all the time until I realized I should be dehydrating it. Now I check if I can dehydrate things before I throw them out.

That is very smart, I am going try your tip. I need to buy a dehydrator. Oh I like the white celery because it’s a more delicate taste and texture like white asparagus. Is that is shocking.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you'll give it a try!

That's a killer cool knife. Thank you for your continuing awesome, helpful videos. ( Do you ever use a mandolin or food processor or do you always stick with your knife?)

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Knife if I don't want to mess yet another tool up - mandoline or Dash mandoline next - food processor only if I've got a ton of shredding to do or doing rough chops of something.