I pulled meat out of the freezer that had been cut for jerky and frozen to dry later. One package of elk was from 2001–a bit old after spending almost 7 years in the freezer–the outside layers were freezer burned pretty bad, but there was some good meat still on the inside of the pack. […]
Dehydrator
A dehydrator is a fantastic tool for food preservation. I have used mine to dry green beans, corn, zucchini, tomatoes, apples, apricots, strawberries, herbs, actually anything that gets in my way when the dehydrator is out has the chance of being tossed in the dehydrator and dried. I have only owned one dehydrator–it is an […]
Jello Apples
I had a box of apples going soft on me, so I thought I’d better do something with them. I’ve dehydrated apples plain and dipped in apple juice/cinnamon mixture, but had never tried the jello method, and since I live in Jello capital of the world (Utah) I thought I might as well give it […]