Re: puppy chew toy scobies?

[Guest guest]

The fresh mushrooms themselves are good and healthy for cats, dogs, horses,

raccoons, etc.

There was a concern about cats and KT and there have been many good cat

owners (more precisely the cats staff) have reported very positive results

over the years.

The dried mushrooms do not appear as universal acceptable to dogs. Some of

my dogs turned away while others enjoyed their new toy. But they all readily

ate the fresh mushroom.

Two concerns when drying out the mushroom.

Possible contamination from pathogens landing on the surface. But how bad

can that be when after all your care and concerns and our furry friends ran

off and eat in the dirt. Yet caution should be considered.

When drying food it should be done very slowly. Drying from the inside out.

When the outside is dried first (or overly dried first) the inside still has

moisture and food will rot from the inside, although look good from the

outside. Kombucha mushrooms should not be a worry there but still caution is

advised. Traditionally food was dried outside - not in direct sun to avoid

just drying the outside. Drying food attracts flies and others. So netting

and other protective measures have to be considered - as well as the smell,

in kombucha the vinegary smell. An oven with only the pilot light on and a

pan to catch the drippings works well. Air circulation (as in commercial

application) speeds the process. This works for most folks, especially

suited when they go away for a week-end. It helps to remove as much juice as

possible prior to drying. Squeeze, pound or roll all the juice out and SAVE

it. This is the nutritious " kombucha drops " . A large potatoes or garlic

press will work or cheesecloth twisting and tying. Like pressing cheese or

pressing fruit.

Cook like calamari, sliced thin and sauté quickly

sliced and pickled

Chopped and blended in a blender (with liquid to prevent motor from burning

out)

or au natural for four legged friends

from my web site kombucha recipes and other ideas

http://www.happyherbalist.com/KOMBUCHA_recipes.htm

Ed Kasper L.Ac. California Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist

www.HappyHerbalist.com eddy@...

puppy chew toy scobies?

Hi all.

Happy holidays to everyone.

I think I remember a mention of drying an old scoby and giving it to

the dogs (similar to a raw hide chew toy). Is that correct? Has

anyone done it? What's the best way to go about drying it out?

Thanks

[Guest guest]

I am going to try giving scoby chew toys to my sister's australian

shephards when we visit there later today. I scooped some out of the

continuous brewing vats that are such a huge success and plopped them

into a big storage baggie, draining it and leaving it open to dry.

Will let you know if the dogs accepted them or not. I sure hope these

are a big hit!

[Guest guest]

may have forgotten to mention in my previous post that I also worried about

my dogs globbering up the mushrooms too fast. I'd had to tell them all the

time ... chew your food. But they never listened. Gulp, gone. So I would cut

the mushrooms into small pieces.

Brewing Kombucha Pictures online

http://www.happyherbalist.com/pictures.htm

Ed Kasper L.Ac. California Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist

www.HappyHerbalist.com eddy@...