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Hi folks, I've been busy putting up a lot of dried foods and recently bought a box of Dried Apples ($70.00 worth) from Winco. First let me say that I am taking back the box of apples because the box says on it that it is a product of China...BUT this experience has me questioning whether or not I should use O2 absorbers with commercially dried apples. I am reluctant to order apples now unless I can be assured that it is a USA product.
Any experienced apple lovers putting up dried apples?? Does the LDS apples come from the USA and are they dry enough for O2absorbers?? What about botulism potential in commercially dried apples that appear to be moister than home dried apples??
Any brands or local resources suggestions?
As I step up on my soap box....let me say that I find it very strange that when I go to a store (winco for instance) and order boxes of dried food that they do not have labels on their bulk products informing people that a product is not a USA product. ( I might also add that the bulk cornmeal has NO product of USA or any country on it nor a company or grain mill) I only learned of the fact the apples were a product of China after picking up a truck full of dried food boxes and bags and later opening the box and questioning how these apples were processed because they were so moist. I have no real problem buying an imported product if it is a product that is not available in the USA...and I want it bad enough ie.) bambo shoots or water chestnuts. But I don't want to buy APPLES from China when I live in Washington State! LOL! Besides if the USA has a problem with honey from China being contaminated with pesticides not allowed in the USA (and adulteration) then it follows that I don't want to put up dried apples from China not knowing what kind of unapproved pesticides might have been used on those apples.
Just sayin...
Any experienced apple lovers putting up dried apples?? Does the LDS apples come from the USA and are they dry enough for O2absorbers?? What about botulism potential in commercially dried apples that appear to be moister than home dried apples??
Any brands or local resources suggestions?
As I step up on my soap box....let me say that I find it very strange that when I go to a store (winco for instance) and order boxes of dried food that they do not have labels on their bulk products informing people that a product is not a USA product. ( I might also add that the bulk cornmeal has NO product of USA or any country on it nor a company or grain mill) I only learned of the fact the apples were a product of China after picking up a truck full of dried food boxes and bags and later opening the box and questioning how these apples were processed because they were so moist. I have no real problem buying an imported product if it is a product that is not available in the USA...and I want it bad enough ie.) bambo shoots or water chestnuts. But I don't want to buy APPLES from China when I live in Washington State! LOL! Besides if the USA has a problem with honey from China being contaminated with pesticides not allowed in the USA (and adulteration) then it follows that I don't want to put up dried apples from China not knowing what kind of unapproved pesticides might have been used on those apples.
Just sayin...