It’s Time To Dry The Herbs
Dehydrating my home grown herbs is such a rewarding process for me, especially in the winter when I use them and know that we grew them. The picture above is our parsley, which went crazy this year.
After picking the parsley, I rinse them thoroughly in a colander and let them drain well, until almost dry. I usually pat them with a paper towel.
Next I snapped off the stems and place small pieces of the parsley on the trays of the dehydrator. I dehydrated them until they were completely dry and crumbled when I pinched them.
This is my dehydrated parsley. If you ever buy parsley and it is not green, then it is old.
This is the rosemary that I dehydrated the day before.
Click HERE to read more about dehydrating herbs in a past post.
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These turned out very pretty! I wish I had the patience (and space) to grow a garden. My pots of herbs are pretty sad looking due to the excessive heat and drought we’ve had.
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I found that watering mine for the first month was crucial to them surviving. My basil is not doing well but the rest is. Thank you 💕
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Wow! Home grown herbs 🌿 😍
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Yes I grow seven kinds, thank you! 💕
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I do this when I get enough to dry. Thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome! 💕
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Thank you for the reblog Ned. 💕
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They are beautiful, Diane! Thank you for sharing! I’m going to try that out. How long did it take?
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Thank you Mitzy! It depends on which dehydrator I use. This little dehydrator took longer than my large Excalibur does. However, I didn’t time it, but I would guess 3-6 hours using all of the trays. It all depends on what herb you are drying. The rosemary dried faster than the parsley.
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My chives dried well! Thank you for the inspiration!
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You’re welcome!
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Thank you so much for reblogging💕
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Thank you Yernasia💕
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Good for you! I have always wanted to do my own herbs but the summer always gets away from me.
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You have enough to do! Lol
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Wonderful! A treasure in reserve.
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Thank you Dorothy, I think it’s fun! Lol
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I can tell you love playing in the kitchen!
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You know me well! 💕
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It’s a fellow cook thing!
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I used to get it for our canary – but I can remember seeing parsley flakes that were not dark green, so your theory about them being old makes a lot of sense. they probably packaged it up a long time before it went on the store shelves.
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No way! I never knew you could feed a canary parsley. 💕
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Oh yes, they love it. Broccoli too – one floret would keep my canaries busy all day. Parakeets like parsley too. I can remember as a kid, my mom just used parsley flakes, not real parsley in her cooking, so whenever we went out for dinner, (not that often, usually just a special occasion), my mom would wrap the parsley in a napkin to bring home and give to “the baby”. 🙂
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That was perfect! You can’t buy small pieces of parsley at the store.
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No, just a whole bunch, though I can remember seeing it in the store, for under $1.00 when we had our canaries, so that was in the last 10-12 years.
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That looks so very satisfying knowing that they grew out of your garden. Which brand of dehydrator do you have? Ronco?
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I’m not sure what brand my small dehydrator is but the one I use the most is a large Excalibur Dehydrator. I even make yogurt in that one.
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Very interesting. I don’t know why we never thought of this! We also had a rosemary bush that got out of hand (the one herb that just keeps on growing). I think it’s time to invest in a dehydrator, but the question is which will be first: The dehydrator or the air fryer 😉?
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Haha that’s a tough one. For me I would buy the air fryer first since you can use that any day of the year.
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Awesome idea using them for tea, I never thought of that Kevin!
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Your homemade dried herbs are always much better than the store bought ones!
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The store bought are never fresh enough for me. When I do have to buy some, I get mine in Amish country.
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That parsley is beautiful, Diane!
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Thank you Janet it is a good year for parsley.
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Okay I think I am now convinced to buy a dehydrator! I have of lot of fresh herbs this year in my little patio garden.
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It is worth it just for that! You can even dehydrate a different herb on each shelf if you need too.
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