Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-011269
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Simple and easy, dehydrating foods intensifies their natural delicious flavors so they're ready for snacking and to add to your favorite soups and stews, cakes, and cookies. This book is chockfull of practical advice and plenty of wisdom." Beth Dooley, author of In Winter's Kitchen "Food dehydration is preservation at its purest, oldest, humblest form. If you thought you would be just drying your fruits and vegetables, keep reading. Soon you will be making your own dried snacks and soups, even cereal--for convenience, backpacking, or gifts." Kirsten Shockey, author of Fermented Vegetables and Fiery Ferments "In this era of super storms, having a supply of dehydrated foods just makes sense, and this is the book to guide you on your path." Andrea Chesman, author of The Pickled Pantry and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How "The most comprehensive book on drying food I have ever seen." Barbara Pleasant, author of Homegrown Pantry "Indispensable for anyone diving into the cost-saving, flavor-boosting world of home preservation." Alana Chernila, author of The Homemade Pantry and Eating from the Ground Up
Dewey Decimal
641.4/4
Table Of Content
Part One: Setting Up 1 Drying Foods at Home: An Introduction 2 The Basics of Drying Foods 3 Equipment Part Two: Dehydrating 4 Fruits & Vegetables 5 Herbs and Spices 6 Meat & Poultry Part Three: Recipes 7 Leathers, Candied Fruits, Baby Food, and More 8 Recipes with Your Dehydrated Foods Dried-Food Mixes for Camping and the Pantry Herb, Seasoning, and Marinade Blends Dinners & Sides Sweets, Snacks & Desserts Teas & Vinegars Appendix: Home-Built Dehydrator Metric Conversion Chart Index
Synopsis
Enjoy that fresh harvest taste all year. Whether you're using a dehydrator, oven, or the sun's rays, you can easily dry your own vegetables, fruits, herbs, and meat. Teresa Marrone's simple step-by-step instructions cover all the basics you need to know about drying, storing, and rehydrating your favorite foods. With over 140 dried-food recipes -- ranging from veggie chips to casseroles and beef jerky to baby pur es -- you'll be amazed at the variety of healthy and delicious options that dried foods offer., Drying fruit, vegetables, and beans and creating fruit leather, meat jerky, and herb blends at home is easy, safe, and satisfying. Photographic step-by-step instructions offer detailed guidelines on drying and enjoying dozens of popular foods., This essential companion for putting your food dehydrator to work features instructions and techniques for drying all the most popular fruits and vegetables, along with meat and herbs. You'll learn to dry fruits and vegetables at their peak, giving you an easy and economical way to stock your pantry with apple rings, mango slices, banana chips, dried soup beans, tomatoes, and much more for year-round enjoyment. In addition, drying guidelines for specialty items like meat jerky, fruit leather, dried herb and spice mixtures, backpacking meals, and even baby food round out this friendly handbook.
LC Classification Number
TX609
