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     This valuable book has become a standard text for owners of home dehydrators and is held in high esteem in the food storage industry and by home users everywhere. It presents the basic principles of the dehydrating art with clarity, and provides many useful tips, a host of valuable suggestions, and dozens of delicious recipes for all types of meals. 

After explaining the nutritional aspects of dehydrating foods, dehydration methods and basic techniques are examined in detail by the authors. The use of preservatives is considered in simple terms. Explanations are then given which tell how to dehydrate various types of foods. Some hapters are devoted to dehydrating fruit and making fruit leather. Others tell how to dehydrate vegetables, herbs, and meats. 

Methods for storing the food after it has been dehydrated are also given. Then come the recipes-simple, delicious, and exciting! They cover the entire array of menus, too: breads, desserts, meats, milk shakes, cakes, dressings, pies, soups, cereals, fruits, sauces, vegetables, cookies, ice creams, toppings, and one-dish dinners. 

Home Food Dehydrating, a valuable basic guide to the techniques of food preservation,  belongs on every homemaker's bookshelf. It holds the keys to success in this vital homemaking art. 

Table of Contents

Introduction: Ere You Begin, 3

Table of Contents, 5

I. General Observations of Food Dehydrating, 9
Why Food Storage; Types of Food Storage; Dehydrating-an Ancient Process; Dehydrating Retains Nutritional Values; Metabolic Considerations Related to Dehydrated Foods.

II. Methods of Dehydrating, 14
Method 1: Sun Drying;
Method 2: Use of a Net Bag;
Method 3: Oven Drying;
Method 4: Dehydrators.

III. Basic Dehydrating Techniques, 18
Preparation Chart; Accessory Equipment Needed for Dehydrating.

IV. Using Preservatives, 21
Preservatives; Sulphuring; Time Requirements for Sulphuring Fruits Out of Doors; Conversion Chart.

V. Dehydrating Fruit, 25
Preparing the Fruit; Special Treatment of Fruit Before Dehydrating; Condensed Directions for Dehydration of Fruits; Testing Fruit for Dryness; Storage; Directions for Reconstituting Dehydrated Fruits; Suggested Uses for Dehydrated Fruits; Cost-Conversion Chart: Fruit.

VI. Making Fruit Leather, 34
Dehydrated Fruit Delicacies; Fruit Leather; Basic Directions; Recipes for Fruit Leather.

VII. Dehydrating Vegetables, 40
Selecting Vegetables for Dehydrating; The Blanching Process; Storing Dehydrated Vegetables; Condensed Directions for Dehydrating Vegetables; Conversion Chart; Testing Vegetables for Dryness; Directions for Reconstituting Dehydrated Vegetables; Powdered Dehydrated Vegetables; Suggested Uses For Dehydrated Vegetables; Cost Conversion Chart: Vegetables.

VIII. Dehydrating Herbs, 52
Use Herbs for Flavoring; Use Herbs for Tea; Use Herbs for Sachets.

IX. Dehydrating Meats, 54
Jerky and Stew Meat
X. Storage, Me?? Dehydrating, 55
Cool, Dark, and Dry: Keys to Successful Storage.

XI. Bread Recipes, 57
Apricot Nut Bread; Banana Bread; Banana Doughnuts; Spicy Banana Nut Bread; Banana Muffins; Banana Waffles; Cornmeal Pancakes; Corn Bread; Hush Puppies; Prune Nut Bread; Spoon Bread.

XII. Cake Recipes, 64
Apple Crumb Cake; Apple Upsy-daisy Cake; Applesauce Date Cake; German Dutch Apple Cake; Icing; Apple Coffee Cake; Raw Apple Cake; Topping; Apricot Upside Down Cake; Banana-nut Layer Cake; Whipped Cream Topping; Banana-nut Cupcakes; Carrot Cake; Frosting for Carrot Cake; Cherry Coffee Cake; Rhubarb Cake.

XllI. Cereal and Cookie Recipes, 73
Prepared Cereal; Glazed Fresh Apple Cookies.

XIV. Dessert Recipes, 75
Apple Betty; Apple Brownies; Apple Fluff; Apple Fritters; Apple Pan-dowdy; Cottage Pudding Batter; Soft Hard Sauce; Cheese Apple Crisp; Apricot Cobbler; Apricot Fritters; Apricot Whip; Banana Fritters; Carrot Pudding; Nutmeg Pudding; Blackstone Winter Fruit Compote; Dried Fruit Compote; Lime Honey Fruit Compote; Cherry Cobbler; Cherry-marshmallow Dessert; Cherry Upside-down Pudding; Peach Cobbler; Peach Layer Crisp Dessert; Prune-marshmallow Dessert; Baked Prune Pudding; Prune Whip; Rhubarb Cobbler; Pudding Batter; Rhubarb Crumble; Rhubarb Tapioca.

XV. Dressing Recipes, 93
Apple Dressing; Celery Stuffing; Cornbread Dressing.

XVI. Fruit Recipes, 95
Puree of Any Dried Fruit; Dried Apricot Puree; Stewed Dried Fruit-Any Kind; Stewed Dried Apples; Stewed Dried Apricots; Raisins.

XVII. Ice Cream Recipes, 98
Apricot Ice Cream-Refrigerator; Banana Ice Cream; Peach Ice Cream-Refrigerator.

XVIII. Meat Recipes, 100
Chicken a La King; Chicken 'N' Rice; Chicken Curry; Chicken Loaf with Mushroom Sauce; Mushroom Sauce; Chicken and Noodles; Chicken Pie; Beef Jerky; Irish Stew; Meat Balls with Sauerkraut; Old-Fashioned Hash; Beef Pinwheels with Mushroom Sauce; Beef or Chicken Turnovers.

XIX. Pie Recipes, 111
Apple Pie; Apricot Pie with Lattice Top; Cherry Pie with Lattice Top; Peach Crumble Pie; Rhubarb Pie.

XX. Sauce and Topping Recipes, 114
Apricot Glaze for Fruit Cake; Carrot Sauce; Celery Sauce; Red Cherry Topping; Stewed Sour Red Cherry Pancake or Pudding Sauce; Plum Sauce; Tomato Sauce; Tomato Paste; White Sauce.

XXI. Fruit-flavored Milkshake Recipes, 120
Banana Shake; Peach Shake; Prune Shake.

XXII. Soup Recipes, 121
Cream of Carrot Soup; Cream of Celery Soup; Cream of Onion Soup; Cream of Pea Soup; Cream of Potato Soup; Cream of Spinach Soup; Cream of Tomato Soup; Cream of Vegetable Soup; Dill-green Bean Soup; Cabbage-rice Soup; Hamburger Soup; Pea and Rice Soup; Split Pea Soup; Potato-carrot Soup; Rice and Spinach Soup; Vegetable Soups.

XXIII. Vegetable Recipes, 130
Buttered or Creamed Green Beans; Green Beans au Gratin; Green Beans in Egg Sauce; Green Beans Baked Lucette; Green Beans and Sauce; Beets De Luxe; Beets in Orange Sauce; Sliced Beets with Lemon Juice; Beets with Sour Sauce; Ruby Red Beets; Cabbage au Gratin; Rotkohn-Red Cabbage; Draut Fleckla; Buttered Carrots; Creamed Carrots; Carrots; Seasoned Carrots; Candied Carrots; Creamed Carrots and Celery; Carrot Souffle; Carrots in Orange Sauce; Buttered Celery; Creamed Celery; Buttered Corn; Corn Chowder; Creamed Corn with Green Pepper; Fresh Corn Rabbit; Onion; Buttered or Creamed Peas; Creamed Peas and New Potatoes; Potatoes au Gratin; Potatoes in Caraway Sauce; Potato Cheese Puffs; Potato Croquettes; Baked; Candied Sweet Potatoes; Cheese and Sweet Potato Casserole; Escalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples; Honeyed Sweet Potatoes; Buttered Spinach; Creamed Spinach De Luxe; Sauteed Squash and Tomatoes.

XXIV. One-dish Dinner Recipes, 148
Mexican Rice; Spanish Rice; Macaroni; Tomato and Green Pepper Casserole; Creamed Spinach on Noodles with Cheese; Skillet Dinner; Western Casserole.

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