{"id":802,"date":"2013-06-03T09:37:37","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T09:37:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-09-20T20:33:31","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T20:33:31","slug":"rhubarb-harvest-dehydrate-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/articles\/rhubarb-harvest-dehydrate-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhubarb Harvest: Dehydrate It!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rhubarb Harvest<\/span><\/h1>\n

–Dehydrating Your Surplus<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0 <\/span>Rhubarb is a natural spring-time treat.\u00a0 Its beautiful greenery brightens up the yard and it gives you an excuse to share something with your neighbors.\u00a0 We all know how delicious it can be in preserves or muffins, in sauces or other recipes\u2026but with the tangy-tartness not many of us can eat much at once!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span> Dehydrate Your Extra Rhubarb<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0It\u2019s a matter of slicing it and arranging it onto the Excalibur dehydrator<\/a> tray.\u00a0 You do not have to do anything to it prior to dehydration.\u00a0 Make sure you start with clean, healthy, freshly-picked stalks.<\/strong>\u00a0 Remember that the leaves are poisonous and must be discarded onto your compost. \u00a0The best way to keep them away from young children is by snipping them off of the stocks before even bringing them in to the kitchen counter. \u00a0Little hands have a dangerous way of surfing the countertops for something that looks appetizing, so help protect your little ones by eliminating the temptation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Rhubarb\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although you really need to start with the freshest rhubarb possible, dehydrating it is a great way to preserve stalks picked earlier that are starting to bend (like celery).<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Slicing\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Turn the temperature on your Excalibur to 125\u00ba.\u00a0 Because the water content is so high, expect extreme shrinkage.\u00a0 You might want to use paraflexx sheets<\/a> (easier but not necessary on these). \u00a0 In our dry Montana weather, it takes about 8 hours to dehydrate; it can take you longer depending on your climate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Dehydrating<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Ways to Use Dehydrated Rhubarb<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0You can really use it in all of the same summertime rhubarb recipes you love.\u00a0 Just remember that if you are baking with it that you will need to either reconstitute the rhubarb in water first, or to adjust the recipe\u2019s liquids to reflect the addition of a dehydrated ingredient.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Dehydrated\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meat Sauce:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Put approximately \u00bd cup dehydrated rhubarb in a saucepan with 1 cup water and 1 cup apple juice.\u00a0 Stir over low-to-medium heat, adding either a starch (non-gmo cornstarch, tapioca starch, etc) or a pinch of flour that you have mixed separately into warm water, to prevent clumping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0It is so delicious with pork, that I rarely serve porkchops without this sauce served on the side.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Meat glaze:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pulse\u00a0 dehydrated rhubarb in a coffee\/herb grinder, and mix it in just like that into some homemade strawberry preserves.\u00a0 Baste onto your pork chops\u2014delicious!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Kombucha & herbal tea flavoring:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is how I have been drinking kombucha (fermented tea) all week.\u00a0 I have been adding the dehydrated rhubarb to the jar of kombucha and refrigerating it until I am ready to drink it.\u00a0 When I am ready to drink it, I strain all of the rhubarb (and the stringy bits associated with the fermenting culture) out.\u00a0 Very refreshing!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Homemade Marshmallows:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Making marshmallows at home has become extremely popular for lots of reasons.\u00a0 The ones from the store taste like cardboard, filled with terribly unhealthy ingredients, and cannot compare to the delight of a homemade confection.\u00a0 In fact, homemade marshmallow recipes abound\u00a0 and I need not clutter the blogosphere with my adaptations of other recipes (maybe if I can perfect it, I will).\u00a0 But this is what I do:\u00a0 I pulse the dehydrated rhubarb in my coffee\/herb grinder, and mix with organic cane sugar for sprinkling on the finished marshmallow.\u00a0 It is wonderful!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Sour Candy:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am sure you will come up with your own creative uses\u2014my children like to eat it as a sour candy. \u00a0I have been known to sneak a piece or two for the same reason, but it’ll nearly make your eyes water!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Leave a message below and tell us how you incorporate the dehydrated version of a summertime favorite!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pantry Paratus is a small, family-owned company that provides top-notch resources for food preservation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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