[at-l] drying food

[Pat Villeneuve <patv@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>]

I have a basic dehydrator and love it. It makes trail food pleasurable 
and nutritious. FWIW, I dry components rather than complete meals, such 
as stews. I add these to other ingredients, frequently purchased right 
off the grocery shelf, to make dinners. Mushrooms work great and make 
almost any noodle dish seem special. I find that chopped canned tomatoes 
dry well and taste more like tomatoes when reconstituted. I also dry a 
variety of canned beans, including garbanzos. They reconsitute quickly. 
I've also had success with canned clams, olives, asparagus, sweet 
potatoes, spinach...

Have fun experimenting!

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