Dehydrated Celery LARGE CAN

I find the dehydrated celery and onions (if we used carrots, they would be good too)perfect for long distance cruising on a boat. When you can't find fresh vegetables, it is great to have back-up. I also use them when we go camping, lightweight and tasty in many dishes. I'm going to investigate the freeze dried meats next!

I just recently opened the cans of dehydrated carrots and celery, as it's now soup-making season! I don't particularly like the taste of carrots or celery; however, I find their color essential in the ham shank and white bean soup I make each winter. I used to buy fresh carrots and celery and dice them as small as possible so the taste would be minimal to me. The dehydrated vegetables from Honeyville worked just perfectly for my purposes. The carrots and celery both hydrated to a nice size and the taste did not overpower the soup, but added just the right amount of character in taste, texture and color. No more buying bunches of carrots or celery only to use the smallest portion of each. I can hardly wait to try the corn next!

The dehydrated celery is good to use in stews, soups, foods that contain plenty of liquid and longer cooking, but I find it to be tough and bitter tasting when used rehydrated, raw, in salads. I believe it might not be bitter if the celery leaves wheren't included. I enjoy tuna and egg salad sandwiches with finely chopped celery stalk, but this product just doesn't work.

I was a tad bit dissapointed to open this can after opening the dehydrated onions. The pieces are relatively small (what can you expect since celery is mostly water!) and I didn't feel that they rehydrated perfectly. Now, saying that...I still continue to use these for certain applications. They are great in soups, dressings etc. I find that I like larger fresh chopped for my roasts. However, that is personal preference. I can say that they do the job and I will continue to purchase them for long term food storage.

I use this product for anything that calls for sliced celery, even potato salad. It is an excellent product. It tastes great, looks great, and best of all, so easy to use!

I like to keep these on hand for making soups, or dressing for the holidays or anytime of the year. They are part of the vegetable combo pack you can buy, and I highly recommend them all.