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How to Dehydrate Food
September 28, 2011 - GrowOrganic
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Keep your summer harvest to enjoy in the wintertime—without canning. Have you tried drying food? Bet you thought about dried apricots just now. You can dry all sorts of fruits and vegetables, and they’ll taste great. In our new video Tricia dries fruits and vegetables. Pretty much no muss, no fuss, if you have a good dehydrator. How and why does drying food work? Bacteria need moisture to thrive. Take the water out of food, and it’s safer to store. What to dry? Ripe, unbruised fruits…


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Categories: Food Processing & Preservation, Food Dehydrator, Food Mills & Crushers


KristiA Says:
Sep 29th, 2011 at 11:19 am

Just a quick correction - I think you meant to say ascorbic (rather than acerbic) acid. Otherwise, helpful presentation!

Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Says:
Sep 29th, 2011 at 2:50 pm

Kristi, Yes, that was a slip of the tongue grin Thank you for being an alert viewer!

Abby Says:
Oct 1st, 2011 at 11:37 am

Love it!!
To the point, articulate, and interesting.
<a >Dehydrating Food is Fun and Saves Money!</a>
Thanks

Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Says:
Oct 3rd, 2011 at 10:27 am

Abby, So glad you like it!

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