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Smeshque, how to you dehydrate potatoes to make potato flakes? Do you cut them very thinly, dehydrate, then puree? Or puree first and then dehydrate?

On the subject of potatoes, I noticed that the sweet potatoes that have been patiently waiting to be cooked and eaten have decided instead to sprout. Once the weather becomes a little less intense (close to 90's for the next few days), the sweet potatoes will go into the ground or containers to complement some petunias I hope to get at Memorial Day sales.

I'll be planting my father's containers as well, so some of the potatoes will go into the 3 tiered one to create vines to fill in the bare spots.

I was surprised that one year the sweet potatoes grew so well as vines that I actually had some to harvest for eating.
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GA- first you boil potatoes in just enough water to cover them and until they get soft as if you were making mashed potatoes. Then after they cool you puree or blend them in the water you boiled them in. Then you spread them on dehydrator paper or plastic wrap will also work. Put them in the dehydrator about 125 degrees for about 12 hours or more depending on the thickness you spread. Flipping them over when one side dries. Then drying them until they crumble not bend. Then blending to flakes.
To be honest with you what I have decided is. Store bought is way easier. But I had to give it a try. But to me, not worth the time. Kinda like growing beans, beans are cheap enough to just buy, and more trouble to grow and harvest. If I had more time I would rather do it that way than buy, But limited time makes us choose.
So, thats my potato flake story. :)
Earl will be getting bought flakes. :)
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Been baking breads all day, one more bake day tomorrow, then to market. Hope ya'll have a good day.
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