On 1/25/2012 7:16 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 1/25/2012 1:00 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>>>
>> I generally prefer fresh stuff, but find it useful to have dehydrated -
>> it takes up very little space, and requires neither freezing nor
>> refrigeration. Mushrooms, celery, onions, garlic, potatoes, parsley;
>> tinned/canned basics; rice and dried pasta/noodles - all very handy if
>> we're snowed in or can't go shopping for any reason.
>
> I've never seen dehy celery or some of the others you mentioned. Does it
> reconstitute similar to fresh or is it powdered?
>
It's chopped, rather than powdered. It's fine in soups, stews, and
stuffings, but I've never tried it in something like tuna or egg salad.
Once reconstituted, it's rather limp, compared to the fresh stuff.