dehydrating veggies

[smalltownraw]

I just picked up a Nesco dehydrator to tide me over until I can get something better. The instruction book says that you have to blanch veggies before dehydrating them, wouldn't blanching them be bad?

[juliebove]

They won't be raw if you blanch them. The reason for the blanching is to hasten the drying time. Ignore the instructions in the book and use the table in Alissa's book.