Yes I do dry strawberries. I have about 5 kerr jars worth. I dehydrate them the same way I do all the other fruit. Just slice and put on dehydrator. Make sure that there is skin on the sides but not covering the top or the bottom. The strawberries are really good.

We have had previous discussions about that blog that the search will pull up. I don't really recall what the consensu was about it but like most personal blogs, any recipes have to be individually evaluated. Or you can always just stick with tested and approved recipes. For example, NCHFP has several similar recipes to the Cucumber Pepper Relish one. I don't see anything wrong with the Cuke/Pepper Relish one although I don't see why the vinegar has to be divided and the solid ingredients drained. But it is still an undiluted vinegar brine so safety isn't an issue. Can only be done in 1/2 pint jars. The pickles recipe is also available at NCHFP although with slightly different proportions. It meets the minimum requirement for acidification so would be considered safe as long as you understand it is the MINIMUM and that pH rises during shelf storage. I don't agree with the note that the same processing could be done if you use halves or spears rather than slices. But it can only be done in pints and whole, halfs, and spears would be hard to do in pints so I'd stick with slices. Can I ask what it is that appeals to you about these particular recipes? Dave

Oh my goodness... where to start!? I've already seen so many of my favorites listed, but these are the blogs I visit every morning with my coffee. I end up following links to a bunch of others, but these are the ones I go back to all the time. http://thepoineerwoman.com http://smittenkitchen.com http://bakingbites.com http://www.elise.com/recipes/ http://tartelette.blogspot.com http://bakeorbreak.com http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/ http://jenyu.net/blog http://davidlebovitz.com http://www.cookingforengineers.com/ Some of them, like Pioneer Woman, aren't about fancy food but are just really good (with lots of butter, mmmm)! Others, like Elise's Simply Recipes are great as a go to reference source. Still others, like Tartelette, just make me drool. I'm looking forward to checking out all the other great blogs linked here. Some, like French Laundry at Home I've checked out but never really gotten into reading every day. I'll have to give them a look! Bri

Linking to a blog is fine as long as your goal is not to advertise the blog for the sole purpose of advertising the blog. ;) In other words, as long as it's relevant, it's fine. Where it gets sticky is when a new poster might just 'drop in' to post a link, if someone links to their blog on every single post, or if clicking on that link might result in some type of 'referral rewards' for the poster. Hope this helps, but if something needs more clarity, please let me know. Tamara (yes, I did remove some posts from this thread that were unkind and not relevant to the matter at hand, or if they referenced the removed post (because those referencing posts wouldn't quite make sense).