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Basics of Food Dehydration
This information is taken from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, Circular 1227. For even more detailed information please visit their website. Drying is the oldest method of preserving food. The early American settlers dried foods such as corn, apple slices, currants, grapes, and meat. Compared with other methods, […]
Beyond the BabySteps: Legumes: Let’s Talk About Beans
If you have followed our blog closely, you know that Julie has been afraid of using dry beans in her cooking but has made some great progress this year. In case you missed her Magical Fruit Post, take a quick look to see what we mean (and also learn more about the nutritional benefits of […]
Food Storage Shelf Life
We often get asked about Food Storage Shelf Life. It’s somewhat of a tricky question because there are varying opinions on shelf life of different foods from different experts. Most of the traditional food storage foods have very long shelf lives which is why we use them for long term food storage. However there are […]