Hive account@delishtreats, Thank you for your kind comments. I am so blessed that you enjoyed it and could gain information to use in your daily life. It is nice to know that the care I take to make my videos understandable and easy to use is doing what I want. I have many friends for whom English is not their first language, so I am aware of how some people struggle to understand those of us who use it only.

Thank you for the lovely comment about Carribe. He is one of three parrots that my Husband and I have and love. They are wonderful companions, and a great deal of fun to have around. They can be a bit loud, but make up for that by being sweet.

My husband and I eat a lot of pumpkin when it is in season, and dehydrating gives us a way to store it on our pantry shelves without worrying about spoilage. As far as the trouble processing, yes, doing it the way I demonstrated does take a bit more work, but it makes a great product. It also saves lots of time during the year. If I want something that uses pumpkin, all I have to do is mix some of the powder into boiling water, and in about 15 minutes the puree is ready to use. That is a real time saver.

I do not use the food processor as most people do not have one and I try to keep my videos useful for people everywhere. Most folks, at least those in developed countries, do have mashers and blenders, so this is what I use in my videos. However, you are right, the food processor does a much faster job of pulverising the pumpkin.

I'm so glad you will use what you learned here in my video to enhance your every day life. Cheers and have a happy life.