Do you like mushrooms? I sure do! In the Polish culture I grew up in, mushrooms were an important part of our cuisine. I recently read an article about drying mushrooms in the dehydrator, and the lady who wrote the article just used regular white mushrooms like you buy at the store. She said when they are on sale, it's a good idea to dry up a bunch of them to use when the prices are not so cheap. Since I am always looking for ways to preserve foods naturally, I thought I would try this! I have used dry mushrooms before, but they were dry wild mushrooms that we bought at the Polish market in our end of town, and they came from Poland. They reconstituted well enough, and my Mom would put them in soups or gravy or mixed with sauerkraut. One of my favorite ways of preparing sauerkraut is to cook it with a little chopped sweet onion, mushrooms, and a handful of barley. When it is all cooked and mixed together, it makes a great side dish. So, here I am preparing the mushrooms - I'll give this a try, as I have never done this. I'm always trying to find things to dry with my dehydrator! I will use these mushrooms in noodle casseroles, with kraut, added into gravy, or as omelet fillings. Maybe I will try using the reconstituted slices on pizza and see how that works. They would also be good added to wild rice hot dishes.
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| Slicing up several boxes of mushrooms last night in my kitchen! |
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| A tray of sliced mushrooms ready for the dehydrator. |
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| A tray of the dried mushrooms. I dried them for 12 hours at 120 degrees on the dehydrator. |
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| A couple of jars of 'convenience food' for the winter pantry! |
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