How To Make Dehydrated Mandarins / Preserve with Dehydrator

[@deborahalfano2264]

i love your videos please put out more.

[@MoatCottage]

Thanks Deborah, I am working on it and in the meantime you are welcome to watch my other videos.

[@LittleGardenBigDreams]

Ooh they look like lollies Elissa. I’ve got a pile of mandarins here, I might have to dehydrate some now😊 Thanks for sharing lovely xx Cathi xx 😘

[@MoatCottage]

They are pretty good Cathi. I hope all is well on your homestead - Elissa xx

[@sherylh4780]

Thanks for the info. They look great.

[@MoatCottage]

You're welcome Sheryl and they are good.

[@countrymousesfarmhouse497]

Ive never done mandarins but now im thinking about it , they would make a delicious addition to a dried fruit mix for snacking or adding to fruit cake. Ive got dried mandarin peels that i did for my tea mixes but we just aren't fond of them so im going to use them for fire starters next winter. The dehydrated slices of orange stayed so bright and fresh , im really happy with them . A delicious freshness to teas . I dipped some in dark choc and none of us were fond of that flavour but i have a friend who really enjoyed that , it would make a great little gift for her soon 😊 Obe dehydrated food that suprised me that we use a lot is mushrooms. I have found so many meals that can use them and we ran out quite quickly. I must make double this time. Thank you for ideas for dehyating lovely ❤❤

[@JoliNatural]

Such a wonderful harvest of fruit. Having a mandarin tree is on my wish list.

[@MoatCottage]

They certainly a good investment and they can live in large pots for years.

[@jeanwoodall1523]

Thanks for sharing. My old employer said they wouldn't rehire me because I'm too slow for their liking. I'm in the middle when it comes to speed and a hard worker. I wonder why they don't fire the slackers who just stand around and talk. I looked up jobs for slow people. What I can do the soonest is transcription or data entry remotely. First I need a piece of my standing desk (it's made of three five-drawer chests but right now only have room for one of them), a new desktop (my laptop stopped holding a charge, some of the keys have faded away, and it doesn't have enough memory to update; technically I need 3 USB inputs), and for transcription they recommend a foot pedal to easily move the audio along. I could be a personal organizer but I'd have to get us a vehicle and start my own company as there are no jobs for that here. I'd also be a good librarian but they didn't hire me. Well at least if I work from home I won't have to worry about transportation, wouldn't have a dress code (I'm allergic to polyester, nylon, and rayon), and could spend more time with Lee and our son Daniel.

[@alittleheavenonearth]

Oven details plz for those that actually don’t have a dehydrator ❤❤

[@MoatCottage]

Place mandarins on a suitable rack, on a baking tray. Turn oven onto the lowest setting, a wooden spoon to hold the door ajar is often recommended, to keep temperature at correct temperature. Oven needs to be at 135F or 57C. It can take 8 to 19 hours, depending on humidity, oven, ambient room temperature, size and juiciness of what you are dehydrating. I find this method to be costly, for my situation, but this depends on what fuels your oven and the cost of that fuel.