Reconstituting Dehydrated Foods

February 27, 2013

I give classes at church on Preparedness and have been asked not only by them, but from friends that haven’t done any food dehydrating. How do you reconstitute the food you dry and does it taste and look good.” Some of them have never tasted any of their freeze dried food they have in storage, so that is why we encourage them to buy small packages of freeze-dried food and try it. Not only to see if you like the taste but how to fix it when an emergency arises.

Here is a list of items and what they yield after reconstitution. Of course, this list is not complete, but once you try some of these you can experiment with your own product. Prepping is not easy and no one (not even my husband) will ever know everything they need to know. Each situation and place is different. So your best bit is to practice and practice some more.

  • Dried food                              Amount                       Water                                       Yields

  • Apple slices                            1 cup                           11/2 cups                                3 cups

  • Apricot slices                          1cup                            2 cups                                     11/2 cups

  • Beets                                      1 cup                           3 cups                                     21/2 cups

  • Bell Peppers                           1 cup                           11/2 cups                                2 cups

  • Buttermilk                               1 cup                           11/2 cups                                 21/2 cups

  • Cabbage                                 1 cup                           21/2 cups                                2 cups

  • Carrots                                    1 cup                           2 cups                                     2 cups

  • Celery                                      1 cup                           1 cup                                      2 cups

  • Cheese                                    1 cup                           1/3 cup                                   2/3 cup

  • Corn (Sweet)                           1 cup                           3 cups                                     2 cups

  • Dates                                       1 cup                           1 cups                                    11/3 cup

  • Fruit Blend                              1 cup                           11/2 cups                                11/2 cups

  • Gelatin                                    1 cup                           4 cups                                     4 cups

  • Green Beans                           1 cup                           2 cups                                    2 cups

  • Green onions                          ½ cup                          1 cup                                      1 cup

  • Margarine                               1 cut                            2 tbsp                                      ¾ cup

  • Milk                                         1 cup                           4 cups                                     4 cups

  • Onions                                    1 cup                           1 cup                                       11/2 cups

  • Onions (Minced)                     1 cup                           11/2 cups                                 2 cups

  • Peach Slices                           1 cup                           2 cups                                      2 cups

  • Peanut Butter                          5 tbsp.                        4 t. oil+1/3 t. salt                       ½ cup

  • Peas                                        1 cup                          11/2 cups                                 21/2 cups

  • Potato Dices                           1 cup                           3 cups                                      2 cups

  • Potato Granules                     1 cup                           5 cups                                      5 cups

  • Potato Sliced                          1 cup                           2 cups                                      1 cup

  • Sour Cream                            1 cup                           6 tbsp                                       ¾ cups

  • Spinach Flakes                       1 cup                           11/2 cups                                 1 cup

  • Tomato Powder                      1 cup                           11/2 cups                                  13/4 cups

It has been my experience that vegetables rehydrate better with boiling water and fruit warm water.  Don’t rush it give it a chance to soak.

As always, we welcome your questions and comments

Preparedness Mom

Reply

or to participate.