DEHYDRATING MILK AND EGGS - SURVIVAL IN THE LATTER DAYS

[likekinds]

These should be considered convenience foods..Not survival foods, as the title might indicate. Latter days? How Long? No electricity to power dehydrator? A clean bed sheet on roof of shed to spread apple slices in Sun? Unexpected rain? How many days of strong sunlight per year? Will keeping chickens be outlawed? If you're thinking of survival, think it through. If you're thinking of convenience foods only, I'm all for it.

[mrshammerhankus]

OMG...when i was breastfeeding, i definitely needed "milking" more than once a week! lol, just putting it into perspective....

[LadyJStyles]

Crazy thing is, I have a nagging suspicion that water is going to become a scarcity in these last days. Guess I gotta learn how to distill seawater.........great info.

[TheKatwomansrevenge]

Those eggs need cooking , scrambled , then dehydrate .You can get salmonella if you don't cook them first .

[SockPuppetCommentary]

Skip all the way to 3:17 if you want to get to the point.

[chivone21]

I wish you showed how the powdered egg mix reconstituted. It would have be nice to see it being done, you know, like, how much water do you add to bring them back to liquid state? I hope someone answers this, I'd really like to know.

[ShonitaMG]

You just gave me an idea on dehydrating precooked rice. Actually precooked should be called presoaked. I'm gonna hafta test it myself cause it's just a theory now. But to presoaked overnight or about 8 hours your rice or other grains. Drain them. Then dehydrate them back up for storage so you will have something like minute rice. I'm a bit concerned about dehydrating your milk or eggs in a solar oven just cause I'm worried about bacteria growth & your health. I understand the significance of dr

[TheOneFallacy]

Go research what Milking your cow only one time a week can do... It can lead to death.... Need to milk that shit at least twice a day!!

cool video btw

[angelcarnivore]

So awesome! It's really importan to learn how to do these things.

[mrcabasa]

I think the powdered eggs made commercially are precooked. Make sure you dry some tomatoes, it makes a super good seasoning after they're powdered.

[markp1313]

I recommend that you milk your cow twice a day. Otherwise your milk supply will dry up.

[TheMrsVolfie]

@markp1313 I am pretty sure she shares the cow with others... Her share is once a week..otherwise you would be correct.

[TheEducatedRejects]

You milk your cow once a week? Poor cow.

[garlicdawg]

nice work....thanks for info.....!!

[angelinarai]

Thank you for sharing this knowledge! I've been acheing to raise hens for their eggs (never to be slaughtered) but I know my Father and I will end being overloaded with eggs, and I despise being wasteful. There's only so much mayonaisse and egg salad you can make! Haha. But this is a great solution.

Could you possibly upload a video where you reconstitute the eggs and milk just so we can see what they look like?

[PPRNNews]

What kind of milk? Non-fat, 2% or whole milk?

[likekinds]

I do hope you're not serious when you say you milk your cow once a week. If dairy farmers see this video, they will be belly laughing!

[itsrtimedownhere]

@likekinds she said she has a cow that she goes to milk once a week. she probably belongs to a milk share. *eyeroll*

[likekinds]

@itsrtimedownhere

We are into community gardens, here. A lot of the food goes to the needy. I have never heard of a 'milk share'. It sounds like a very good thing. Thank you for telling me about this.

[masm60]

@likekinds She didn't say she milked HER cow once a week she said she had A cow she could milk once a week. I think they have some kind of a co-op arrangement where they share a cow. At least I hope so.

[sdfaaae]

@likekinds Yeah, I laughed, but give her benefit of the doubt.

[zehnsechz]

eggs are a funny thing and technically you cant dehydrate as other foods because of the high fat content. you can see this by trying to dry just egg whites vs just egg yolks. what is happening here is that the yolk contains an emulsifying compound which disperses the fat into microglobules. much like what happens when making homemade mayonnaise. what you have is a suspension. why am i telling you this? as you know, foods with fat have a shorter shelf life than foods that dont.

[zehnsechz]

@zehnsechz i would recommend that you take a natural vitamin e capsules and 1 ascorbyl palmitate capsules(fat soluble vitamin c) and mix them into your egg mixture. this should give you greater shelf life and with protect you from fats oxidizing ie creating free radicals.

[cavemanNCC1701]

What you are doing is important don't give up , my kitchen looked like Hiroshima my first try and I got better :) , Good luck !!!

[savgal1211]

I know you can't pressure can ANY dairy, and as far as this goes? I am gonna check with the Univ of GA food preservation web site.. They test all food safety, Besides, I buy powdered milk and eggs, and u can use flax as a butter sub for baking..

[chosen1atWork]

I would think, at least in eggs and milk, you are safe to use a dehydrater so you can control the temp. that is your safeguard against the stuff you dont want to find in your food. dehydrating with the sun is ok with veggies as it would not matter if it were not hot enough, it would just take longer without problems.

[karenchakey]

what temp do you use for eggs?

[wry1007]

I just had to comment and say that you video has definetly inspired me to getting a dehydrator. Thank you so much for your upload.

[KatNip2007]

Can you give us a video update of the failure or success of the dehydration & use of the milk & eggs? Thank you so much, I love you videos!

[emrcon]

Did the milk turn out correctly? I really would like to know. Thank you

[Ihold8stars]

AWESOME! Great Vid Im happy I found you today Im surfing for dehydrator reviews Im just going to start this adventure, any tips for a newbie? Thanks much for sharing with us its much appreciated!

[daylanrayne]

I think skim would work better, because they say fat is you enemy when your going for long term storage (ie 15 to 20 years). But since many of us it use it all within 2 to 5 years i guess it'd work either way.

[sailingsolar]

I recently became aware of how much hidden chemicals there are in processed foods like MSG and Aspartame. They are the 'tip of iceburg' Getting the food manufacturer's food out of you diet. You go girl. I just subscribed an expect to see all your vid's .. This video is well done, good job. Thanks. SS

[Garrisonpea]

The eggs I don't have a problem with cooked at a high enough temp.just make sure the dehydrator is very clean. The milk if it is sour you wouldn't drink much of once you tasted it I'm sure. The signs of food poisoning symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea (may need to go to the hospital if severe).

[3DHealth]

With your expertise, what would you say is the worst case scenario if dehydrating eggs or milk is done incorrectly?

[astrialkil]

@3DHealth Death! Or at least severe food poisoning!

[lafemmejoli1]

@3DHealth Salmonella and E. coli. EEEKKK! I would really recommend cooking the eggs first even if they are organic. I use the hard-boil method because I find that there is less opportunity for contaminates that would contribute to rancidity (oil/fat). However, many of my friends believe that scrabbling yields the best “whole egg” mix.

[Garrisonpea]

I've checked on the net, people say you can dehydrate raw eggs on the jerky setting (high). Being in the food industry for many years I've learned the temperature danger zone is between 40 degrees and 140 degrees. So , if you use higher temps (170?) it should be safe. I'd love to know how the milk turned out.

[debystein]

Tere, I admire your attempts to be totally self-sufficient but home-processed raw eggs and milk may actually be dangerous, like eating improperly processed canned foods. Please check it out before giving them to your kids.

[ningram4]

Teri, don't think you are to dehydrate raw eggs, I have to agree with katzcradul, every post I have seen says you have to cook the eggs first.

But looking forward to knowing how the milk one came out. But wondering if you milk is raw? that may not be safe if you are drying it at low temp.

[Garrisonpea]

I would think the milk would go bad over night in the dehydrator. Have you tried it ?

[fletcher3913]

Very cool!

[therecanbeonly15]

What temperature would you recommend ? ty

[katzcradul]

I have my own hens as well...and lots of organic eggs...more than we can eat. I too tried dehydrating them. I scrambled mine until they were thoroughly cooked, and then dehydrated them. When they were dry, I blended them up in my blender. I would be VERY nervous about dehydrating raw egg...especially if your dehydrator does not get up to 165 degrees.

[Hobohube]

congrats.  Looks pretty good.