I offer this site with some trepidation, as it reflects a modern perspective on, and sales of, dessicated vegetables of all sorts. However, the information presented is very detailed and broad and could might be useful to anyone who thinks of "desecrating " his or her own garden surplus this year:
http://waltonfeed.com/self/deh-veg.html
http://waltonfeed.com/self/deh-veg.html