| I for one when it involves survival believe that if I | | | | then it would normally. |
| must live apart from the civilized world then I must | | | | Many people have asked me "What in the world |
| do so in a bit of luxury. As such, I tend to store up | | | | would you use dehydrated sour cream for"? Well it is |
| on nice to haves like canned shrimp, lobster and crab | | | | generally used as a flavoring agent when baking, if |
| meat, all of which does not require to be refrigerated. | | | | you make dips, several tasty sauces and for that |
| I often ask myself what I would do without my | | | | extra zest in casseroles. I do not really think it would |
| usual nice to have snacks and so I have decided to | | | | re-constitute in the same texture that the original |
| investigate how to dehydrate sour cream. | | | | was in. |
| Unfortunately at this time I do not trust keeping my | | | | It is really no major task to dehydrate it as all you |
| homemade sour cream powder on the supply shelf | | | | really need to do is spread your sour cream out onto |
| but perhaps in the future I will feel much more | | | | a non-stick sheet and place it into the dehydrator on |
| secure in that respect. | | | | the lowest possible setting until the sour cream has |
| I have no idea what the normal life expectancy of | | | | completely dried out. Then you can break it up into |
| this product would be and I do understand that it is | | | | small pieces or grind it into a fine powder and place it |
| available commercially although I can be pretty certain | | | | into glass jars for storage. The jar should be kept in |
| it is rather costly. One website that I discovered | | | | the refrigerator. |
| some of the instant sour cream powder on had a | | | | I haven't determined that it would be safe to place it |
| price of $49 dollars for 10 pounds, while another | | | | in your food storage at this time. Further research will |
| offered a number 10 can for $18.95 so the price | | | | need to be conducted. What I can attest to is that I |
| does vary. As I mentioned above I have been | | | | will have some sour cream during times of |
| advised that it should be kept refrigerated, however | | | | emergencies. |
| in its dehydrated form it takes up much less space | | | | |