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[ImaCannin]

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[CrufflerJJ]

How are the cooked/dehydrated beans to rehydrate? Do they take much cooking time once you add the water?

Thanks!

[crazychicken]

Imacannin--
Thank you for the info.

Going to give this a shot as soon as I buy a dehydrator.

Any suggestions on that?

Next topic: Did you ever get the beef you were looking for?

For what it is worth I have several BIG bull calves with ABSOLUTELY no drugs or hormones in them. Mothers all eat free-range and are fed organic grown alfalfa hay only. Calves had had nothing excepy mother's milk, browse from the open range and free-choice alfalfa hay. Mothers came from the ranch I told you about a while ago. Free range herd. Very respectable people.

If this is of any interest please let me know.

CC

[Korbin Dallas]

Ima,

Thank You for another great idea! I'm growing pinto beans, and I was planning on just dry canning them, but I like your idea better, especially for a BOB.

[crazychicken]

JJ
I have not tried to cook them yet to "fluff" them back up. I will do that in the next few days and let you know. I have only added water to them and let them sit until soft. It takes about 30 minutes. My original goal is a food that can be eaten with out fire or the smell of something cooking, lightweight and packed with protein.

CC
I have not found a beef yet. I kind of stopped looking. Do tell me more about yours.... how much and how old are these little bulls?

I have the Nesco American Harvest FD-1020
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41q-cdhRKjL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Link to Product Page (http://www.amazon.com/Nesco-FD-1020-Gardenmaster-1000-Watt-Dehydrator/dp/B000FFVIWY/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1275419934&sr=8-20)
I chose this one because to can add trays , easier to store, it has a timer, the racks felt more stable than the other leading brands.



Got a couple of early March bull calves.Big calves in outstanding flesh. No shots, no hormones. Very nice stuff. We can probably even trade some of your home-canned home grown production. Veal, raise to grown. He could even spend the summer here. I have a LOT of space.

I think it would be worth considering if you really want a naturally raised one.

CC


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[crazychicken]

Excellent vealers.

No shots, no hormones, no grain. I believe the no-grain part is important so ne risk of any outside contaminent.

Strictly nursing, range browse, and alfalfa hay-third cutting.

CC

[LuckyStrike]

Thanks for the post IMA, I really need a dehydrator. :-[