"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 1/25/2012 1:00 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
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>> 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?

I buy dehydrated celery for the winter if I need some and can't get out.
You can get the leaves or you can get the leaves and celery. I prefer the
latter but will take the former if I can't get that. Great for adding to
soups.