Preserving A WHOLE Case of Bananas! How do I do it??!!

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[@vickieasberry9549]

Black Friday deal on the dehydrator $72 off!

[@mamabairds]

Thanks for letting us know Vickie!!

[@emmalacousierre5210]

If we each send Carolina #2 then we can ,as her viewers gift her a new deydrator from us...PASS IT ON!

[@emmalacousierre5210]

PASS THE WORD!! HEY EVERYONE, If each of us, her viewers who like her show donate $2 we can gift her a good dehydrator or a freeze drier from us

[@MaggieBacha-rk1ro]

Love to see you have your kids in the kitchen, my Grandmother was pa dutch and she brought my brother and myself into the kitchen and taught us to cook and bake, my brother makes fantastic chicken pot pie. I hope they enjoy their time cooking!!!

[@lauratroxel24]

Please dehydrate the bananas till crisp. Dont worry about timing them. They will mold if they aren't dry.

[@LoriLindley-eu3qz]

Hi Carolina and family. There is something called Monkey Jam; that uses banana, coconut and pineapple. I don't have a recipe, but it might be worth researching. Love always

[@TheReluctantVEGrANny]

I wish that I'd seen this about 20 years ago. I was often blessed with boxes like that. I froze much of it while my dehydrator sat in the closet. I use bananas instead of eggs in recipes due to allergies. Thank you for sharing. I always learn so much.

[@jensherman2771]

Yeah, I would have looked at all those bananas and instantly cried like a baby! You tackle it like you are the banana boss and saved everything possible. Amazing as usual Ma’am. Thank you for showing us how it’s done💛💛

[@mamabairds]

Of course!! I'm so glad I'm helpful!!

[@joyandpeacefullaughter5307]

Banana boss. I love that name.😂

[@bigbluebeachwagon]

I can the banana jam in pints and use it as a banana bread starter. Just add flour, spices etc and bake. Lots of banana trees down here in Florida. 🍌 🍌🍌

[@mamabairds]

Thats a wonderful idea! Thank you!

[@Masterclassonlife]

Brilliant!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@future.homesteader]

Frozen bananas can be cut into chunks & blended in blender to make ice cream. Actually even just mash frozen bananas with a fork & beat it a bit with a fork like beating up eggs. No liquid or anything else needed. Dairy allergies so it was my go to for ice cream substitute for birthday parties, etc. when my kids were growing up.

[@lisarearick680]

The paralax sheets don't work as well for really wet foods, foods actually stick more. Using the grids as a foldable cutting board to transfer dried foods to a jar fitted with a canning funnel saves a ton of time.

[@future.homesteader]

A banana slicer is a one trick wonder (I usually avoid one trick wonder kitchen tools) but it does make short work of slicing lots of bananas. (And the comments on Amazon listing are absolutely hilarious lol)

[@mamabairds]

Great tip! Thank you!

[@johnettehaines6291]

I just love to see Mother's teaching their you children what to do in the kitchen. Always reminds me when my girls where small making cutout cookies when l made cookies.

[@erincarlson4035]

Your boy reminded me of myself when I was young, helping my mom in the kitchen just so I could lick the bowl! Love it!

[@mamabairds]

It's a good thing he is so cute!! Haha

[@emmalacousierre5210]

Lets each send Carolina $2 and she can use it to get a bigger dehydrator or a freeze drier to ease her job.. I think it would be really nice from her vieweres, only $2 a person will go a long way/ PASS ON THE WORD!!

[@lockeyanderson3597]

Wow banana jam that would be delicious with peanut butter sandwichs. Got to try that!!! Yummy

[@mamabairds]

It was super easy too!

[@johnettehaines6291]

Never knew about banana jam

[@franward6851]

You and Elvis 😂.

[@jacquibiggart1578]

Love that you have the little ones helping you, great life lessons!

[@mamabairds]

Yes!! I love that they like to help as well!

[@karencrislip7693]

Oh my gosh, this video was so good, one blessed family to have such a good cook and a caring mommy..............

[@mamabairds]

Aw thank you so much!!

[@talkingleaf99]

I just dug my dehydrator out of my shed. I dehydrated two and they are so good I also did pears and apples. Love them as a snack ❤️

[@mamabairds]

Yay!!

[@emmalacousierre5210]

If we each send Carolina $2 then she will be able to get a much larger dehydrotor or a freeze drier from us her viers. PASS IT ON !!

[@whiskeywomanwhisks]

That’s exactly what I do-I flash freeze half bananas on cookie sheet then bag those up for smoothies-last year I got tons of bananas-cases-it’s great having them for smoothies/ice cream/cakes & muffins-my family loves the dehydrated and they keep for yrs. I’ll have to remember to dehydrate peels next time-I just soaked them in water a few days then poured into garden -it was VERY STINKY but dehydrated would be great no stinky and save for garden season. We love our magic mill-had it about 9 months-works great! Next time I’m going to make/can some monkey butter😋

[@erikathegreat4167]

How cute your son said " there's gonna be six" he has a sense of humor !😂 When he's helping you with mashing the potatoes, love your channel!

[@mamabairds]

Haha! Yeah he thinks he is funny!! haha! Typical boy wanting it to go as fast as possible!

[@RayYoung-j3c]

Looks good but captions are needed may are now hearing impaired

[@debracarroll4517]

What a great food bank you have access to. Love your videos and hope to see some gardening content next year. I didn't realize you would benefit from anything I order on Amazon as long as I use your link. I order alot! Been using your link when I do order in hopes to help you out a little.

[@mamabairds]

Oh thank you so much! That does help me! And yes my food bank is just wonderful! I don't know what we would have done without them!

[@lizfalk280]

Oh. My. Goodness!!!! Almost 10,000 subscribers!!!!!

[@mamabairds]

AAAHHHHH!!!!

[@deniseodaniels7356]

wow! action packed cooking video on a little dab of everything we wanted to know. yes its normal to have chewy chips. love the banana jam. will have to try this. the pudding looked so great. thank u so much Carolina! and so enjoy the children. thank u.

[@mamabairds]

Thank you Denise!! So happy you enjoyed the video!!

[@SOMD-THC]

The rice pudding looks amazing. Heading to the kitchen to make some now. 😋 The banana jam would make good pancakes 🥞 😋. Thank you for sharing 😊 ✌🏼💕😏

[@karenjones1897]

you are one hard working woman! i applaud you!

[@mamabairds]

Thank you so much!

[@gibsongirl6816]

You did an amazing job. Banana's do come out that way when dehydrated. You did nothing wrong. There are some recipes people use to make them " crispy". Like coating with honey and cinnamon.

[@mamabairds]

Oh ok, thank you for letting me know that!

[@MoniLynne2008]

Peel them, put in freezer bags and can be used for smoothies.

[@johnettehaines6291]

That is what l do too

[@creativelauri]

You did an awesome job in preserving all of the bananas. Not that you need it because you have chickens but you can use a half a banana to replace an egg for baking. Also, you can use applesauce to replace an egg in baking as well. The rice pudding looked devine!! 👍

[@mamabairds]

Oh that's great to know! Thanks Lauri!!

[@emmalacousierre5210]

If we each send $2 to Carolina, then from her viewers she will be able to get a proper food dehtdrator from us, her viewers. Pass the word!!

[@gaylenealexander4962]

My favourite thing to do with frozen bananas is make "nice" cream. You take 6 frozen bananas, 1/2 c cocoa powder and 1/2 c milk and blend it in the food processor. Voila! You have chocolate ice cream! I got this recipe off of another KZbin channel and it is delicious.

[@mamabairds]

I'm going to give that a try! Thanks for sharing!

[@gaylenealexander4962]

I have substituted frozen fruit for the cocoa and the ice cream turns out well too.

[@emmalacousierre5210]

We should each send Carolina $2 so from her viwers she can get a freeze drier or a larger dehydrator FROM US. Only $2 each will go a long way. Pass it on

[@grandmaofbabyrose7929]

Wow I have never even heard of banana jelly I bet its 😋 tyfs have a blessed night ❤ 👍

[@mamabairds]

Thank you! You too!

[@auntrowdy]

When you store your dehydrated food in jars, you want to flip the jar for a week and watch for condensation around the neck of the jar. If you have condensation, you need to dehydrate longer.

[@mamabairds]

Thank you!

[@amandadavis665]

I dehydrate bananas for adding to pancakes and future breads ..

[@ronicrotty5542]

The rice pudding looked yummy, I would also go for oatmeal with the cooked bananas. Oh yeah banana jam and oatmeal. Ok now I am hungry. Oatmeal cookies with the banana jam, oatmeal cake too. Now what about pancakes made with pecans and banana jam.

[@dlessard69]

I’m glad to see you got a chest freezer! I might ask for a dehydrator for Christmas. The banana jam looks yummy.

[@mamabairds]

You should! I'm having a lot of fun with mine! Thanks Dolly!

[@christophervogt7456]

You're going bananas Carolina! (Couldn't resist!) I've never seen banana jam and banana rice pudding before! Very resourceful!

[@mamabairds]

Haha!! I really am going bananas around here!! Thanks Chris!!

[@kathytrevino5932]

Great day with you, all the bananas 🍌😀 you made soo much great food with. Thumbs-up

[@mamabairds]

Thank you Kathy!!

[@wcares8062]

I add the silica food grade gel packs in my dehydrated stuff. Banana jam cool. Going to try that.

[@mamabairds]

Oh ok, I'll give that a try! Thank you!

[@clotildadcunha633]

Others discard such food but you work your magic of it Great content

[@mamabairds]

Thank you so much!!

[@leonaday1515]

Goodness that looks like a long day! God Bless you

[@mamabairds]

Thank you!!

[@sharonsalyer4912]

We raised 5 children. I used to buy the markdown cases of bananas. I often froze most of them. Then I would make lots of fruit rolls. I blended them with pears or peaches or berries or whatever else I had available or frozen. Using at least 1/3 banana in the mixture made them ply able. On the Excalibrator I used 2 cups of puree for each tray. I then cut them in half and rolled them up in plastic wrap. They keep for years. My grown kids friends still tell me how much they liked them ☺️. I would add some sugar but not a lot. Much healthier than the bought fruit rolls. If you don't have liners for the trays, plastic wrap will work just fine. Just tuck it under before pouring on the puree. You want the puree to have a thicker consistency, not real runny. Enjoy your experience in dehydrating fruit ☺️

[@mamabairds]

Thank you for this!!! I'm about to make some fruit leathers and didn't know about the banana! So just a small amount of banana to the apple or pear sauce right?

[@sharonsalyer4912]

I found that 1/3 rd banana world well for me 😊

[@shirleysparks1148]

When I have dehydrated bananas in the past I always let them cool on the tray . Then test them to see how they snap. Also bananas are very high in sugar so once cooled then put in jars if after a day or two if you notice any moisture in the jar you might have to put them back in the dehydrator for a little longer . Your doing good keep up the good work 🤗

[@shirleysparks1148]

THE CONDITIONING PROCESS After drying, and cooling food, do not immediately store it away long-term and forget about it. You want to verify that it really is properly dried. Food which isn’t properly dried could mould in storage. The conditioning process is where you put the newly-dried (and cooled) food stuffs in a transparent container for a few days and observe it frequently to see if any condensation moisture is forming on the sides of the container. If it does, then the food needs to go back into the dehydrator for further drying. Conditioning also equalizes any residual moisture that might be left in any of the food pieces. This means that if one piece has a bit too much moisture left in it that might leave it susceptible to mould, the other drier pieces will suck some of that moisture out of it, reducing it to a safe level.

[@mamabairds]

Thank you so much for all the information Shirley!! I really appreciate it!!

[@shirleysparks1148]

@@mamabairds You're very welcome..

[@nicolemyers8551]

Dehydrated bananas, monkey butter, & frozen bananas are great

[@cheriland7461]

I love to make nice cream with overripe bananas, the recipe call for bananas and cocoa powder. Vanilla is a nice added touch and it comes together quickly in a Vitamix. Thanks for another great video.

[@mamabairds]

Great idea! Thanks Cheri!!

[@glimmagma4551]

💗💗💗💗🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌💗💗💗💗nice one mumma 😮 😋 so many delicious ways! I would love to try that banana jam omg😮❤

[@mamabairds]

Let me know how you like it!! You went a little bananas there with the banana emoji...haha!

[@glimmagma4551]

@@mamabairds 🤣

[@nessasnook]

Good use of the banana's most of us would not know what to do with that amount. I was never successful at dehydrating but you will love them freeze dried once you get yours!

[@mamabairds]

Right?!! I can't wait for my freezer dryer! I probably would have stuck them all in it!! Haha! If only you lived closer I could borrow yours and trade you some bananas! Haha

[@berrypatch5583]

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[@berrypatch5583]

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[@mamabairds]

I'll check her out! Thank you!!

[@mamabairds]

Thank you so much!! I really really appreciate that! I'll take all the help with homeschooling I can get! Thank you!

[@patseyvetter552]

I use to dehydrate bananas when my kid's we young and I could never get them hard like store bought one's. I also dehydrated apples and papaya tried kiwi and no matter what I dipped them in they were still bitter and pineapple dehydrated is also good.

[@mamabairds]

I hear ya. I'm waiting for my freeze dryer. They will be much better that way!

[@Masterclassonlife]

What size was your blue pot? When drying anything it should be left in an open bowl to allow excess heat to evaporate. After 12 hours you can store in a closed container. That way you prevent condensation from happening.

[@mamabairds]

Thank you for letting me know about letting them sit! That pot is a 20 quart I believe

[@vcneveroski]

Most store bought banana chips are deep fried, that is why they are so crunchy. I have a very difficult time finding dried bananas.

[@mamabairds]

Oh that makes...everything deep fried is better..dang it! Haha

[@giz1847]

Another great video. Thanks for the knife sharpening lesson.

[@mamabairds]

You bet!!

[@wcares8062]

You can use a ceramic cup bottom.

[@chelseacampbell3751]

Yummmy! A dash of cinnamon would have been good in your pudding too. I’m processing grapes today, my Walmart had them for 25 cents per ilb. I got 2 nice size bags and it rang up to $1.25 for both 🤯 I got in the car and told my husband he said “why didn’t you get more?!” So I went and got 20 more. I’m just washing them and freezing them up for now because I have no available jars.

[@janetnelson4729]

It will be a nice February winter day project. I don't have many jars left now. I did more canning this year than normal because of the shortages and inflation. I would have done the same thing.

[@mamabairds]

Good find!!

[@sallygordin2869]

Good job 👏

[@amycox2791]

My daughter loves banana jam. We make it a few times a year. Not many people have heard of it.

[@mamabairds]

Do you make yours the same way?

[@amycox2791]

@@mamabairds yes, the only thing that I do differently is wait until the jelly can separate when you run the spoon through it. When it is thick enough to take a second to come back together, it is ready. (I am sure there is a better way to describe that, lol). We call it Jamaican jam.

[@DefiantSiren220]

If you have a gallon freezer bag. You could put multiple none freezer bag into the gallon to protect them

[@mamabairds]

Good idea! Thank you!

[@DefiantSiren220]

@@mamabairds you're welcome

[@deefrye5390]

Your rice pudding looked yummy. I make mine a little differently. All the steps you did only add Cinnamon, then I whip my egg whites, fold them in the pudding. Pour into a greased casserole. Bake at 350 for about 25 or 30 minutes. So I don't have to stand and stir. LOL Great video. I will try the banana jam. Never made that before. You are wonderful.

[@mamabairds]

That's a good idea! I'll try that next time!

[@emmalacousierre5210]

We should all send Carolina $2 so she can get, From Her Viewers, a freeze drier or a better dehydrator. Only $2 each..will go a long way.

[@lethaharris1608]

Hey this is so funny... I just did this last week!! Yay !! I dehydrated bananas ..leave some room to shake them up to keep them from sticking together. Banana bread I rebel canned but it gets eaten up within a month. Froze some and banana jam to use in pancakes . ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Love your videos !!!!

[@mamabairds]

Sounds like we had the same plan! Thanks Letha for all the love

[@thesword8017]

Aww your Lil assistant is the cutest.Stay blessed. PAMELA MARTINEZ The Sword

[@mamabairds]

Thank you so much! I love that the kids love to help!

[@lilyflores7018]

Thank you again for your awesome video and wonderful tips! I would never have thought of using the peelings for compost,,,, many blessings to you🥀

[@mamabairds]

You are so welcome! Thank you Lily!

[@rhondarogers1946]

Wow ! That's awesome, That banana rice pudding looked so good then you put that whip cream on ! Oh my that looked amazing, & I never heard of banana Jam & that looked delicious, Would love to wake up with toast & that spread on it or a bagel : I just love the idea's you come up with . Looking forward to the next video . Have a great week , you & your family.

[@mamabairds]

Thank you so much Rhonda!!

[@citygirlhomestead]

very great ideas Bananas are different dehydrated. My sister freeze dries them so much better great video

[@crystalshell3253]

I wandered that while watching her video of how well freezing drying would be with the bananas or if it could be done? Thanks for the info. Both you ladies throw out some awesome ideas on your channels! I really enjoy watching them. So much that, I've not watched any t.v. in months!

[@citygirlhomestead]

@@crystalshell3253 we both appreciate you very much

[@mamabairds]

I can't wait for my freeze dryer! It's half paid off, hopefully soon I'll be able to get it!

[@berniceanderson539]

I would bring dehydrated bananas along as snack for both me and my dogs when going for a walk. My dogs did not like fresh banana, but both loved dehydrated bananas.

[@barbaraterry3060]

Really enjoy your videos.

[@mamabairds]

Thank you!!

[@ahambrahmasmi-qk9ui]

Bananas are classed as a herb. Most people think Bananas are a fruit

[@mamabairds]

That's bananas!!

[@SharonMyRetirement]

I wanted to see #6 as well...!!! He is such a cutey trickster..

[@mamabairds]

Haha!! Did you hear the panic in my voice?! Haha

[@venessaevans8674]

I always out either a oxygen obsorber or silca pack in with my dehydrated stuff and powders you just can't use an oxygen obsorber in high acidic food you would need a silca in those. You can get a bunch of either in Amazon for cheep Take good care

[@mamabairds]

Thank you for telling me that!

[@venessaevans8674]

@@mamabairds your welcome.

[@TheInquisitiveFarmwife]

We love dehydrated fruits! Grapes are the favorite! Nothing like a homemade raisin! Ha ha 😅 no… don’t turn it to 6 😮 Made me giggle! My dehydrated Banana chips are chewy. I bet a sprinkling of cinnamon and/or nutmeg on that pudding would’ve been tasty, I loved how you topped it!

[@mamabairds]

Thank you! I can't wait to try grapes!! I wish I had my freeze dryer for the bananas!! I would have stuck the whole case in there! haha

[@wendyday25]

I highly recommend the stubby butcher from rada. It will help to butcher things fast and is sharp. Cost only about $9

[@mamabairds]

I'll look into that! Thank you!

[@janetnelson4729]

I always have to watch you twice because of all the interruptions I get. The banana chips are great kid snacks. You can make some chocolate dipping sauce that would bump the chips up to super yummy snacks.

[@mamabairds]

Oh good thinking on the chocolate dipping sauce! Thanks Janet!

[@a.a.3555]

You kept saying a bushel of bananas. You meant a bunch of bananas. Referring to each group of bananas. In case you didn't catch yourself. I 've been enjoying your channel. You make it interesting with you and your family.❤💐

[@mamabairds]

Thank you! I guess I couldn't get that out of my brain that day! Haha!

[@annaking9213]

Thanks , learned a lot.

[@mamabairds]

Glad it was helpful!

[@angelam4258]

Normal with the banana chips, I don't like them home done, because of the texture. Love the twist on rice pudding. I'm thinking, I might just try that one. My kids and grandkids like baked bananas with chocolate chips and Carmel drizzle with whipped cream on top. I wonder how good an apple banana fruit roll up might be..

[@mamabairds]

Oh I haven't tried baked bananas! I'll do that next time! Someone else commented that adding banana to applesauce and making fruit roll ups is good, so I'll have to try that!

[@ashleighdavison7950]

Lol, when your son said he was going to turn it up to 6 🤣

[@mamabairds]

Haha! About gave me a heart attack!!

[@crystalshell3253]

I was waiting for bananas to go flying around the room when he said that! 🤣

[@tamara-lnlhomestead1441]

Holy Smokes, that's a lot of bananas! 😂😆😜🍌🍌❤️

[@mamabairds]

My house smelled for days!! Haha

[@emmalacousierre5210]

Instead of placing the bananas one by one on the sheet you could pour off the juice then dump the whole bowl down, the arrange,,to save time

[@mamabairds]

I like the way you think! Thank you!

[@helenmorgan4003]

I think I would have mixed those egg yolks with some of the milk before adding to the rice to prevent scrambling eggs.

[@Jstblondie]

I like my bananas with no spots at all. Slightly green is okay.

[@SSanf]

Separate your eggs into 3 containers. #1 to hold the yokes. #2 to separate the whites into. When you get a clean yoke free white, transfer it into #3. Repeat always dropping the current white into #2 and then putting it into #3. That way if you do get some yoke in an egg white it won't destroy the use of the others that you managed to collect cleanly. It is tough to break 5 eggs with no yoke getting in them only to mess up on the 6th by breaking it into the same container as the good ones. By the same logic, always break eggs into a small bowl before transferring them into whatever you are baking. It sucks to break a bad egg onto good ingredients.

[@mamabairds]

Thank you for those tips!!

[@coolgirls4855]

Ive seen some muffin recipes using banana and orange skin.

[@mamabairds]

Oh that sounds pretty good!!

[@debrasfrugallife3703]

Love bananas so much you can do with them.

[@jaywest3407]

you are an inspiration :D

[@mamabairds]

Aw thank you!

[@reginabriggs7107]

Oh goodness how cute. He wanted it to 6 typical little boy. Lol

[@mamabairds]

Right!! See how quickly I said no!! Haha

[@suzieb8012]

FABULOUS video

[@mamabairds]

Thank you!!

[@franward6851]

Try some lemon juice to preserve the color.

[@oeff7744]

I wonder if spreading the mashed banana in dehydrator would make good fruit roll up?

[@mamabairds]

That's a good idea! One person mentioned mixing it with applesauce to do the fruit roll up. Maybe that would work better.

[@sandrasmith7267]

Yum

[@kimrector8230]

I had a ton in my freezer I made all banana bread to give out for gifts

[@mamabairds]

That's a good idea! People love them some banana bread!

[@vclucky5774]

BANANAS FREEZE GREAT FOR SWEETBREAD!!

[@valeriechapman6056]

Thank you for sharing. I always have a ton of bananas and get tired of the same things ! P.S. keep an eye out on your P.O. Box 🥰

[@mamabairds]

Oh girlllll...I'm excited now! I'll got check it out today! Thank you! What do you usually make when you have extra bananas?

[@CleaningtheHomesteadHaven]

I'm sure you did it right. Most store bought banana chips are freeze dried so it makes them not chewy

[@mamabairds]

oh ok...good to know!!

[@sueray1795]

Chicken's love banana's and the peals

[@conchettatucker5358]

Yummy yummy 😋

[@dahlcolleen]

TIP: WHEN UNPUT A WOODEN SPOON OVER THE BOILING POT WITH THE INGREDIENTS, THIS WILL ALLOW THE POT TO BOIL BUT NOT OVERFLOW AND U WONT HAVE TO CHANGE POTS

[@mamabairds]

I'll have to give that a try!

[@de3182]

Ohhh you could have used half the sugar for the jam. Woah. Bananas have a ton of natural sugar in them. I'm diabetic so I was like "I'd die." ,😂🤣😂

[@mamabairds]

I feel that!! Someone said they use banana jam as a base for banana bread and just don't add any sugar, I liked that idea!

[@berthabyrd6898]

Hey Carolina,I have a question and after i'll tell you why i'm asking.Do you know what part of Montana is the border at and does it possibly connect to Alaska?

[@mamabairds]

We are south of Alberta. Montana does not connect to Alaska

[@berthabyrd6898]

@@mamabairds Thank you,goofy me could have looked at a map(lol) Reason i asked,A family of 4 murdered execution style shot many times each a family of 8 while there was a newborn in bed with a mother and a 6 month old in bed with his mother in April 2016,they fled to Alaska but were stopped on their way at the Montana border coming back to Ohio,All 4 have been in jail since 2018,the evil mother was the mastermind behind it,I mean they are truely evil,This happened in the county i live in,it's in the news worldwide and on youtube!~

[@crystalshell3253]

Bertha Byrd, that it so sad! What would the headline be or how could a person look it up to read about that? There are cruel and psycho people in this world, but to take a babies life too is beyond cruel! Those type don't deserve to spend their life in jail being fed and housed on tax payers dollars. They should be executed like they done to others!

[@berthabyrd6898]

@@crystalshell3253 They didn't kill the babies,thank God,but here on youtube,try pike county murders or pike county murder trial,it was supposed to be they all get the death penalty but the youngest took a plea deal if he implicated his family he just got life and his evil mother only got 30 yrs,older brother is on trial now.

[@333teppie]

can you use Splenda

[@mamabairds]

You wouldn't be able to can the jam if you use splenda.

[@kencurtis2403]

The store bought banana chips are freeze dried. Banana chips from your dehydrator will be leathery.

[@mamabairds]

Oh I see. I will be getting a freeze dryer hopefully next year. I still have to pay off half of it. Big investment.

[@velvacrosby-wakefield4550]

Can you make some sugar free orange marmalade?

[@AlaskaNavigator]

For crunchier dehydrated bananas just leave them in there for longer until they are, it just takes awhile in a dehydrator and u seemed like you was in kinda a hurry with your assembly line goin

[@mamabairds]

I'll do that next time! They were crunchy when I broke them, I just didn't like how they got stuck in my teeth when chewed. But I'll try longer next time!

[@glendabenard3772]

Never had Banana jam

[@oeff7744]

There's always extra bananas at my house 😂

[@mamabairds]

They are a great snack!

[@lauriecollins5588]

Bananas?? I doctored this Gordon Ramsey Recipe. Mix together 6 Tbl Canola oil, 1/4 cup unpacked brown sugar and 1 egg in a standing mixer. Add 4 lg, spotted bananas (thickly sliced) until the mixture is lumpy. Pour in dry mixture of1 1/2 c flour, 2 tsp baking powder and 1 1 /2 tsp baking soda and 1 1/3 c rolled oats. (This doesn't work well with quick oats.) Mix until the dry is incorporated.(It should still be lumpy.) Stir in 1 cup of chopped walnuts , 2/3 c dark chocolate chips and 1 large , ripe banana that has been diced. Bake for 20- 22 minutes in a 350 oven. Freeze. Warm frozen muffin for a grab and go breakfast. I warm them for 31 seconds in my high wattage microwave. (The texture really improves during the freezing process.)

[@mamabairds]

Wow, those sound so good and pretty healthy with the banana and oats in there!! Thank you for sharing that with me!!

[@justgoerik]

Just curious why no pectin in your banana jam/preserves

[@mamabairds]

The recipe didn't call for it. I think bananas have some natural pectin in them.