The essential guide to food drying : a fun guide to creating snacks, meals, and crafts : 80 recipes for dried fruits, veggies and more

**Move beyond dried apricots and jerky into an amazing world of healthy and delicious dried foods!** This ultimate food drying resource has something for everyone: vegetarians, natural and raw food enthusiasts, hunters, fishermen, gourmet cooks, gardeners, and hikers. Children will love the yummy fruit roll-ups. Everyone will be thrilled at how easy it is to preserve fruits, vegetables, and herbs without chemicals or preservatives. Animal lovers will enjoy making treats for dogs, cats, and birds. With more than thirty years of food drying experience, author Mary T. Bell offers straightforward and practical instructions for drying everything from apples to zucchini, without ignoring traditional favorites such as jerky, mushrooms, and bananas. Readers will also find innovative and delicious recipes for cooking and baking with dried foods. __The Essential Guide to Food Drying__ gives readers the recipes, instructions, and inspiration they need to get the most out of their home food dehydrators. The Food Drying With An Attitude book is writtten by well renowned author and expert food dehydrator, Mary Bell. It's a fun and fabulous guide to creating snacks, meals, and crafts. It's the perfect food drying book for just about anyone. Whether you're a vegetarian, natural and raw food enthusiast, hunter, fisherman, gourmet cook, gardener, farmer, or hiker, you will find important tips and resources for dehydrating your own food. It even contains recipes for making animal treats for your most cherished pets. Bushels of thanks go to my husband, Joe Deden. He is a willing taste tester, photographer, consultant, fellow gardener, food preservation partner, sustainable quester, and friend.