Carol & Jamie of 2GalsHomesteading.com are your homesteading co-hosts. Jamie practices homesteading skills in town. Carol homesteads on the farm.We are talking about freeze dryers and water melon.When you're stranded along the interstate and a semi-truck full of watermelons stops and offers to teach you about watermelons, the driver pretty much has you as a captive audience. Learn everything Carol knows about how to tell if your watermelon is ripe and how to choose a sweet, ripe melon on the grocery store.Carol and Jamie also talk about their initial experences with their Harvest Right Freeze Dryer. They also take a question from Facebook's Small Farm, Sustainability & Homestead Living Group. Becky asks about how to indentify a ripe watermelon. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SmallFarm/posts/10162073122983065/)Timestamps[00:00:00] "Using Dehydrated Pears in Apple Crisp: Is Water Necessary?"[00:00:30] "Pear Prepping for Hiking and On-the-Go Snacks"[00:03:12] Cheese Melting Tips for Fall Dishes[00:08:29] "Picking Watermelons for Beginners in a Short Growing Season"[00:09:11] Tips for Knowing When Your Watermelon is Ripe[00:11:19] Plant Care and Preservation Ideas for Your Garden[00:14:07] PeteCoSupply.com Sponsors Homestead PodcastWe use a medium sized Harvest Right Freeze Dryer.If you Like Canning or Dehydrating, You're Going To Love Freeze Drying.Perfectly preserve all your favorite foods with very little effort. Easily create a home food supply that is tastier, healthier, and more diverse than any other food preservation methods.Mentioned in this episode:MediaTrendsX LLCRecording, editing, audio production and marketing of The Homestead Podcast is the responsibility of MediaTrendsX.

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