How to Dehydrate Garlic

Hi reader friends! I hope all is well in your little corner of the world.

We have had some really busy days in the recent weeks, but the work has been satisfying and fulfilling.

One project found me, I didn't go looking for it. I ended up with a lot of garlic I knew I was never going to be able to use before it went bad. I didn't want to throw it away, so I decided to dehydrate it. 

I started by cleaning all the cloves.

Once that was done, I chopped the cloves into coarse pieces and placed them in the dehydrator.

The dehydrator was set at 135° F. I left the dehydrator for several hours. Once the pieces were dry and crispy, I moved the dried garlic to an airtight jar. The dry garlic can be processed into smaller pieces for minced garlic or ground into powder for homemade powdered garlic

What do you do with extra produce you don't want to go to waste? Leave your great idea in the comments below!

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Until we meet again, may you be blessed!

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Hi reader friends! I hope this post finds you happy and well! We've been up to all sorts of fun. We've been doing everything from getting ready for fall with some fall decorating to doing all sorts of kitchen projects.

Have you heard the latest news?? I took a great leap of faith...or took the plunge??...and started a YouTube channel! You can now find me on My Modern Homestead. I have a ton to learn, though. I just knew if I waited until I had it all figured out, I would never begin. My vision is for the blog here and my videos there to go hand in hand. I would love for you to visit me there. Don't forget to leave a thumbs up and click the subscribe button if you like what you see there and want to stay in touch.

Today's kitchen adventures will eventually find their way into a video, but I thought I would give you a sneak peek here!

We began our morning by getting a roast sliced up to go into a marinade for jerky. Then we moved on to slicing up what was left of my big log of cheese from Pennsylvania! 

We got over eight 8oz packages of sliced cheese. We got them vacuum sealed and into the freezer. 

The hubby got the jerky into the smoker early this afternoon along with some boudain. All the meats are finally done, and they are sooo delicious!! 

Once we got all the cheese and jerky mess cleaned up in the kitchen this morning, I moved on to working on some extra tomatoes. I had too many to use right away, but not enough to do a canning project with. After we threw the sealed packages of them away, they sat there sadly accusing me. Finally, I couldn't stand their sad pleas anymore. I pulled them out, washed them, sliced them, and put them in the dehydrator! 😂😜 I will grind them into tomato powder when they are dry. I can't waste perfectly good food.

It has been a great day here! I can't wait to get the video finished and posted for you all! What have you been up to today? I'd love to hear about your day! Feel free to leave me a note in the comments, and don't forget to come visit us on My Modern Homestead! 

Until we meet again, may you be blessed!