Hi all. I've got some questions.
I've got diabetes, so the juices available in the store are not safe
for me. they do sell low sugar juice blends, but they have problems
of their own, including you can't tell what amount of actual fruit is
in it, and I'm not to happy with whatever sweeteners are in it. SO I
went looking for a 100% cranberry juice. I bought some a few years
ago, but it's not in the stores around here. So I made the decision
to buy as many bags of fresh cranberries as I could over the
holidays. Well last week I found them for a dollar a bag and bought
them all. I have 12 bags and I'm trying to dry them.

BUT. the crappy dehydrator my hubby bought about 8 or 10 years ago
and used for one year does not seem to be drying them. each tray
holds a one pound bag. but four days later I'm afraid I'm growing
mold and I want to do something about it before I actually AM growing
mold.

I've found that the cranberries can be dried in my oven but I only
have one tray. I'm trying to dry them unsweetened, but they don't
shrivel when they dry. I might try running them through the food
processor to take some of the space out. I just want them to provide
juice if I want it. I can't think of other uses right now, but
that's what's going on.

any thoughts or suggestions would be a bit help. Thanks, Kitty

"Kitty" > wrote in message
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> Hi all. I've got some questions.
> I've got diabetes, so the juices available in the store are not safe
> for me. they do sell low sugar juice blends, but they have problems
> of their own, including you can't tell what amount of actual fruit is
> in it, and I'm not to happy with whatever sweeteners are in it. SO I
> went looking for a 100% cranberry juice. I bought some a few years
> ago, but it's not in the stores around here. So I made the decision
> to buy as many bags of fresh cranberries as I could over the
> holidays. Well last week I found them for a dollar a bag and bought
> them all. I have 12 bags and I'm trying to dry them.
>
> BUT. the crappy dehydrator my hubby bought about 8 or 10 years ago
> and used for one year does not seem to be drying them. each tray
> holds a one pound bag. but four days later I'm afraid I'm growing
> mold and I want to do something about it before I actually AM growing
> mold.
>
> I've found that the cranberries can be dried in my oven but I only
> have one tray. I'm trying to dry them unsweetened, but they don't
> shrivel when they dry. I might try running them through the food
> processor to take some of the space out. I just want them to provide
> juice if I want it. I can't think of other uses right now, but
> that's what's going on.
>
> any thoughts or suggestions would be a bit help. Thanks, Kitty

Hi Kitty, I am a huge dehydrator fan (I have an excallibur) but in your case
if you want to use them for juice, I would freeze them.

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In article >, Ophelia
> wrote:

> Hi Kitty, I am a huge dehydrator fan (I have an excallibur) but in your case
> if you want to use them for juice, I would freeze them.

Or process them to juice now, and can the juice.

If drying is the only option though, I would crush the berries
slightly, or pierce them with a paring knife to break the skin (which
is doing what it's supposed to do... keep the water in the berry).

"Dave Balderstone" > wrote in message
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> In article >, Ophelia
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi Kitty, I am a huge dehydrator fan (I have an excallibur) but in your
>> case
>> if you want to use them for juice, I would freeze them.
>
> Or process them to juice now, and can the juice.

Very good plan!


> If drying is the only option though, I would crush the berries
> slightly, or pierce them with a paring knife to break the skin (which
> is doing what it's supposed to do... keep the water in the berry).
>

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On Jan 8, 12:58*pm, Dave Balderstone
> wrote:

>
> If drying is the only option though, I would crush the berries
> slightly, or pierce them with a paring knife to break the skin (which
> is doing what it's supposed to do... keep the water in the berry).

Oh that's a good idea I guess. I thought I'd leave them whole so that
they juice wouldn't leak out, but it IS taking more time than I
thought it should (about 22 hours even in the oven set on warm)

I took the top layer off of the dehydrator and put those into the oven
last night, and the next layer down is starting to shrivel so I'm
going to check the bottom layer on the dehydrator today and see if
they're possibly done. maybe I had to many layers on it for the weak
heater/no fan.

Kitty wrote:
>
> I've got diabetes, so the juices available in the store are not safe
> for me. they do sell low sugar juice blends, but they have problems
> of their own, including you can't tell what amount of actual fruit is
> in it, and I'm not to happy with whatever sweeteners are in it.

I do like Ocean Spray Diet cranberry and grape but they aren't all juice
and they do have artificial sweeteners. I figure diet sodas are worse
for me and I do drink diet sodas.

> SO I
> went looking for a 100% cranberry juice. I bought some a few years
> ago, but it's not in the stores around here.

Wild Oats and Whole Foods should have it. They are the same parent
company I think. I have seen it at Trader Joes but as is usual at
Trader Joes they only carry it every oce in a while. I have seen it at
specialty healh food stores.

> So I made the decision
> to buy as many bags of fresh cranberries as I could over the
> holidays. Well last week I found them for a dollar a bag and bought
> them all. I have 12 bags and I'm trying to dry them.

The sooner you juice them the better. Drying targets some other use.

> BUT. the crappy dehydrator my hubby bought about 8 or 10 years ago
> and used for one year does not seem to be drying them. each tray
> holds a one pound bag. but four days later I'm afraid I'm growing
> mold and I want to do something about it before I actually AM growing
> mold.

Cut them in half to dry them out. Or crush them.

> I've found that the cranberries can be dried in my oven but I only
> have one tray. I'm trying to dry them unsweetened, but they don't
> shrivel when they dry. I might try running them through the food
> processor to take some of the space out. I just want them to provide
> juice if I want it. I can't think of other uses right now, but
> that's what's going on.

When I read that you tried to dry them I thought you might want to put
them in pemmican. That's actually a good food for diabetics. I don't
understand why the ADA publishes diet plans that are actively damaging
for most diabetics. Too much blood sugar? Eat low carb and see how
much it helps. Then add insulin if there's too much damage for low
carbing to help enough.

On Jan 10, 3:06*pm, Doug Freyburger > wrote:


hmmm, pemmican is on my to do list. first I have to dry some deer
meat then buy some suet.

you don't think I can make juice in the future from dried
cranberries? If not, I guess I better get busy then on the other
cranberries I haven't dried yet. I'd like some juice too. but I
love the idea of making pemmican with some of them. thanks for the
idea.

Kitty wrote:
>
> hmmm, pemmican is on my to do list. first I have to dry some deer
> meat then buy some suet.

Any meat, any animal fat. If you have beef and lard in the fridge you
can make pemmican. Not the best pemmican but you would have experience
making it. So far I've made jerky not not pemmican.

> you don't think I can make juice in the future from dried
> cranberries? If not, I guess I better get busy then on the other
> cranberries I haven't dried yet. I'd like some juice too. but I
> love the idea of making pemmican with some of them. thanks for the
> idea.

Juice is the wet part. Drying removes the wet part. It's arithmetic.

Wines made from shrivled grapes are sweeter and more expensive because
the yield per acre is much lower. It's the same arithmetic you're
facing with the dehydrator.

In article
>,
Kitty > wrote:

> Hi all. I've got some questions.
> I've got diabetes, so the juices available in the store are not safe
> for me. they do sell low sugar juice blends, but they have problems
> of their own, including you can't tell what amount of actual fruit is
> in it, and I'm not to happy with whatever sweeteners are in it. SO I
> went looking for a 100% cranberry juice. I bought some a few years
> ago, but it's not in the stores around here. So I made the decision
> to buy as many bags of fresh cranberries as I could over the
> holidays. Well last week I found them for a dollar a bag and bought
> them all. I have 12 bags and I'm trying to dry them.
>
> BUT. the crappy dehydrator my hubby bought about 8 or 10 years ago
> and used for one year does not seem to be drying them. each tray
> holds a one pound bag. but four days later I'm afraid I'm growing
> mold and I want to do something about it before I actually AM growing
> mold.
>
> I've found that the cranberries can be dried in my oven but I only
> have one tray. I'm trying to dry them unsweetened, but they don't
> shrivel when they dry. I might try running them through the food
> processor to take some of the space out. I just want them to provide
> juice if I want it. I can't think of other uses right now, but
> that's what's going on.
>
> any thoughts or suggestions would be a bit help. Thanks, Kitty

Did you score the skin? I can't remember the term that's used for that.

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In article
>,
Kitty > wrote:
> you don't think I can make juice in the future from dried
> cranberries?

I'm not able to picture it. In fact, I've never heard of making any
juice from dried fruit. When I rehydrate dried apricots, the liquid is
not especially flavorful and is sour.

> If not, I guess I better get busy then on the other cranberries I
> haven't dried yet. I'd like some juice too. but I love the idea of
> making pemmican with some of them. thanks for the idea.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Kitty > wrote:
>
> > Hi all. I've got some questions.
> > I've got diabetes, so the juices available in the store are not safe
> > for me. they do sell low sugar juice blends, but they have problems
> > of their own, including you can't tell what amount of actual fruit is
> > in it, and I'm not to happy with whatever sweeteners are in it. SO I
> > went looking for a 100% cranberry juice. I bought some a few years
> > ago, but it's not in the stores around here. So I made the decision
> > to buy as many bags of fresh cranberries as I could over the
> > holidays. Well last week I found them for a dollar a bag and bought
> > them all. I have 12 bags and I'm trying to dry them.
> >
> > BUT. the crappy dehydrator my hubby bought about 8 or 10 years ago
> > and used for one year does not seem to be drying them. each tray
> > holds a one pound bag. but four days later I'm afraid I'm growing
> > mold and I want to do something about it before I actually AM growing
> > mold.
> >
> > I've found that the cranberries can be dried in my oven but I only
> > have one tray. I'm trying to dry them unsweetened, but they don't
> > shrivel when they dry. I might try running them through the food
> > processor to take some of the space out. I just want them to provide
> > juice if I want it. I can't think of other uses right now, but
> > that's what's going on.
> >
> > any thoughts or suggestions would be a bit help. Thanks, Kitty
>
> Did you score the skin? I can't remember the term that's used for that.

Scarify some seeds need it before planting.

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