How to Dehydrate Fruits & Vegetables
As suburban, rural, and even city dwellers develop an increased interest in edible gardening, drying food has become an ever more popular method of preserving one’s homegrown harvest.
Drying foods is one of the oldest food preservation methods. Before refrigeration, those who lived in cold climates could store foods outdoors or underground to preserve them. This was not the case for those who lived in more temperate climates. Native Americans and early American settlers commonly dried foods such as corn, apples, and grapes. Drying food made it lighter, smaller, and more portable.
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