Yes We Can Freeze, Can or Dehydrate!

When we are tempted to throw away food because it is almost spoiled, think of the 3 options in the title. Freezing is the easiest, even though it may be food that people typically say to not freeze. You can always put it in a future meal where its sogginess doesn’t matter. Canning is a process that has fallen out of modern practice but is not so hard. Please see the UC Master Food Preserver website here http://mfp.ucanr.edu/Resources_/ for numerous videos, recipes, and information on easy and safe ways to can. This preserves the life of the food for a year or more. Dehydrating fruits or veggies on low temperature in your oven is easy. Look up online for the particular food and make the time to save it instead of letting it go to waste.