Onions! On a Mission for Self-Reliance!

If you happen to have extra onions, other vegetables, fruits, etc.  Using a dehydrator is a great way to preserve them for food storage.

We had several extra onions, so I decided to dehydrate them, and save them to help season foods.

Yes, the smell is fairly strong, and I think my eyes burned for a few hours, but it was kind of fun!

First peel the onions and cut the roots off.

Secondly, slice them about a 1/4 of an inch.

Third, chop them into small pieces.  A food chopper would work well, and help to avoid "burning eyes" :)

lay the chopped onions in a thin layer on each rack off your dehydrator.

Turn on the dehydrator according to the manufactures directions.  Onions will take about 6-8 hours.

yeah! they are done.....but the smell is still lingering!!

Place your dehydrated onions flakes in airtight containers, such as a mason jar.  Food storage bags, would work well also.  The dehydrated onions should last many months depending on the style of storing, and the temperature.

"My Hands Stink"

yes, onions have a very distinctive odor.  Some ideas to eliminate the odor are to wash your hands over a stainless steel sink, or rub your hands under cool water onto a stainless steel spoon.  Lemon juice, or salt, rubbed on the hands is also said to work. Good Luck.....