Food Drying
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By Marcella Shaffer
The oldest known method of food preservation is drying food using the heat from the sun. Unfortunately it has become the least used as freezers and pressure canners have taken its place. While these methods of food preservation are certainly effective, they have drawbacks when compared to solar food drying.
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Preserving food by solar drying requires no energy except the heat of the sun. Dried food also requires no energy to maintain it while stored. Related expenses are practically nothing, and little storage space is required. Drying food is easy to do and doesn’t require any special skills or equipment.
Dried food is excellent for hiking and camping because of its light weight and compact size. Several days rations can easily be placed in a backpack or your pockets. Best of all, dried food is delicious and nutritious. --- continued at link, above ---
Includes:
- Solar drying basics
Fruits
Fruit leathers
Vegetables
Storing dried food
Using dried foods
Drying meat
GUIDELINES FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES