ABC's of Home Food Dehydrating

Barbara Densley shares hard-won answers to the questions every beginner asks about drying food at home. From sun drying and dehydrator basics to blanching, sulfuring, and safe storage, this reference walks through fruits, vegetables, herbs, fish, and even yogurt. Alphabetical entries give harvest tips, preparation steps, and recipes for reconstituting each food. A friendly, experience-based manual for anyone building a food-storage program or reducing garden waste.

• A complete A-to-Z reference: look up any fruit, vegetable, or herb and get exact prep, temperature, and storage steps
• Written by a self-taught expert who experimented her way past contradictory advice
• Fits the food-storage and self-reliance tradition every prepared household values
• Includes recipes for using what you dry—Beets in Orange Sauce, fig bars, dehydrator yogurt

Perfect for a home cook or food-storage-minded homemaker who owns (or is considering) a dehydrator and wants reliable, step-by-step guidance for drying fruits, vegetables, meats, and dairy.