Pineapple

Dried rings of pineapple at the store are about $7.49/pounds. Chunks are more like $4/pounds. It's getting on to be the season where I start running heaters, if only at night.

And there was a sale on pineapples, 2 for $5.

So on my way home from my attempt to see if there were hickory nuts available at a local park (there were not), I stopped and bought a half dozen pineapples. Once home, I cut them all up (not particularly efficiently) and put them in to dry. Once they're all dehydrated, I plan to weigh them and see just how much money I can save with that level of work. Hopefully, over the next few months as I need to provide heat to my home anyway, I can provide a chunk of it with my dehydrator while also taking advantage of various sales on produce to build up my stock of dried fruits and vegetables. If nothing else, it will substantially reduce the amount of plastic packaging I throw away.