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Dehydrating stock/broth
On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:21:09 -0800, "Reggie" >
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>"Jeus" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:45:36 -0000, "Ophelia"
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>>>Reporting back as requested:
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>>>I had about 5 pints of stock in the freezer which I defrosted and poured
>>>into a tray to dehydrate. It never became brittle and it was like a sheet
>>>of taffy; very pliable. So I rolled it up and cut it into slices and put
>>>them into a baggie. I wouldn't want to bag it and leave it on the shelf
>>>as
>>>I do my dried veg, but even it I freeze it, it will take much less space
>>>than all those pots of stock.
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>>>So, will I do it again? Yes
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>> I was very lucky with a large pot of venison stock a couple of years
>> ago, I normally put my stock pot on the wood heater so that it's only
>> *just* simmering, which I did in this instance but then forgot about
>> it and went to bed... next morning I got to it just in time and had
>> soft, pliable taffy-like stock, which was great to cut into cubes 
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>that is called "glace"
Thanks
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