Making & Using Dried Foods (Paperback)

by Phyllis Hobson (Author) "Who invented drying foods?..." (more)
Key Phrases: Whole-Grain Baking Mix, Drying Grains, Milk Herb

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Product Description
Step-by-step instructions for drying almost everything with or without a commercial dehydrator. Includes more than 200 delicious recipes using dried foods.

From the Back Cover
Try the newest old-fashioned way to preserve food!

Discover the food preservation method for the '90s! Easy, economical, and nutritious, drying is a natural, great-tasting alternative to canning or freezing.

Whether you use the sun, your oven, or a purchased dehydrator, getting started is easy with Making & Using Dried Foods. There are even complete plans for building your own food dryer.

Simple step-by-step instructions guide you through the process of drying and storing more than a hundred kinds of fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and herbs. And when you're ready to use your bounty, just choose from dozens of recipes for using dried foods in nutritious and delicious snacks, soups, and entrees.

-- granola
-- tomato pesto
-- turkey jerky
-- apple-cherry muffins
-- herbal teas
-- fruit roll-ups
-- pumpkin bread
-- soup mixes

Originally published as Garden Way Publishing's Guide to Food Drying, Making & Using Dried Foods has been revised and updated in this newly designed edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 8, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882666150
• ISBN-13: 978-0882666150
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,619 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Similarities to previous out of print Garden Way Book, May 9, 1997

By A Customer

This book will be a happy surprise for those of you who are looking for the out of print and hard to find "Garden Way's Guide to Food Drying" by Phyllis Hobson. This is basically the same book, with all the tips and hints for drying vegetables, fruits and herbs, but with even more recipes than the out of print book. Both the author and the publisher are the same.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compare to How to Dry Foods, February 1, 2004

By	Thomas F. Hooker "bulmabriefs144" (Accomac, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has more methods of drying (including sun-drying), it has information on pretreating foods.

How to Dry Foods on the other hand has metric to american conversion, and it tells how long specific foods last while dry.

If you want methods buy this book, if you want specific facts, buy How to Dry Foods. Personally, I'm buying this one.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making and using dried Foods, June 16, 2008

By	Judith Imgrund "Judy I" (Marshalltown, Iowa USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a first time drier and got several other book on this subject but this is my favorit. Highly recommend.