Dehydrating

Things have been hopping around here.

Not only has school and Scouts started up,

but I'm also in the last weeks of planning the "BIG HIKE".

That means lots of food prep.

I've had the dehydrator going nonstop the last couple of days.

First it was peas

and last night I went to apples.

I used my Apple Master peeler, slicer, corer for the first time.

LOVED IT.

After I get the blueberries and apples done, 

I'll be moving to corn.

Through all this I've found that I love dehydrating food.

You wash it, maybe cut it up, maybe soak it for a couple minutes to prevent discoloring,

throw it on the tray and leave it until it's done.

Easy peasy.

All Hallow's Eve

Tonight if you're in the process of making applesauce, maybe try out this form of divination:

Peel the Apple
Girls would peel an apple then throw the peel over their shoulder onto the floor or into a tub of water.  The letter formed by the apple peel was the first initial of the man they would marry.  I tried this once in my youth, but the dog always stole the peel before I could see the initial. I was once told by someone that if you recite the ABC's while twisting the stem on an apple, the letter you're on when the stem comes loose is the initial of the man you'll marry.

Happy Halloween!

If you want to read more about Halloween or read some ghost stories check these out:

History of Halloween

Stories From my Great-Great-Grandmother

Haunted Haven Beach

Old House Woods

Halloween Traditions

The Oldest Ghost Story

The Gettysburg Ghosts Blog