RE: How to fit 20 pounds of pumpkin in a pint jar!
First of all I love your parrot! It looks like out of the fairy tale :)
Now to your video... your tutorial is so detailed and you speak in a very clear and understandable way. I also enjoyed the speed of your talking. It's perfect for non-native speakers.
I love pumpkin and I thought that I have used it for almost everything but I have never thought about dehydrating it. This is an awesome idea!
And the process is not even difficult. It is time consuming but not difficult. And WOW! It's funny to see how much powder do you get from so much pumpkin. It looks like a lot of work to finalize the powder. I think I would maybe use the food processor before using the sieve. The pieces would be smaller already and it would be easier? I don't know..
There is so much pumpkin nowadays in Switzerland that it would be a pity not to try to dehydrate it. I will go for it and will let you know if it worked :)
Thank you for sharing! Everyday is a school day :)
@delishtreats, Thank you for your kind comments. I am so blessed that you enjoyed it and could gain information to use in your daily life. It is nice to know that the care I take to make my videos understandable and easy to use is doing what I want. I have many friends for whom English is not their first language, so I am aware of how some people struggle to understand those of us who use it only.
Thank you for the lovely comment about Carribe. He is one of three parrots that my Husband and I have and love. They are wonderful companions, and a great deal of fun to have around. They can be a bit loud, but make up for that by being sweet.
My husband and I eat a lot of pumpkin when it is in season, and dehydrating gives us a way to store it on our pantry shelves without worrying about spoilage. As far as the trouble processing, yes, doing it the way I demonstrated does take a bit more work, but it makes a great product. It also saves lots of time during the year. If I want something that uses pumpkin, all I have to do is mix some of the powder into boiling water, and in about 15 minutes the puree is ready to use. That is a real time saver.
I do not use the food processor as most people do not have one and I try to keep my videos useful for people everywhere. Most folks, at least those in developed countries, do have mashers and blenders, so this is what I use in my videos. However, you are right, the food processor does a much faster job of pulverising the pumpkin.
I'm so glad you will use what you learned here in my video to enhance your every day life. Cheers and have a happy life.
Three parots must be able to make a LOT of noise. But do they sleep when you sleep or do they have different sleeping habits?
You are right with using of equipment that is available to everyone. I didn't think about it and I must say that not many people do. If you watch YouTube videos most of them use the most fancy equipment and people don't know what they could use to replace it.
Thank you for your extensive respond. Sending hugs and lots of love your way :)
@delishtreats, Yes, our three parrots do make a great deal of noise, but they can be sweet and silent as well. They definitely have their own cycles of sleep and awake, but we control that to an extent. Birds natural rhythms are usually based on light conditions and sun locations, however, We help our birds have good sleep times by putting them to bed at a set time each night and covering their cages.
Gandi is like a typical 3 year-old in that after everyone is put to bed and settled, he will call out to me in a quiet voice and ask to come out again. I know it's probably not a good practice (just like with children) but I usually get him up again for a while for some one-on-one time with me. This is when he likes to play in the kitchen with Mama.