{"title":"Dehydrating","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBooks on Dehydrating and Food Preservation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearning how to properly dry and preserve food can be a useful skill for gardeners, homesteaders, and anyone interested in storing food at home. Our collection of books on dehydrating and food preservation offers practical information and guidance for learning different methods of drying, preserving, and storing food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes guides focused on preserving food at home, books covering food drying techniques, and comprehensive references on traditional and practical household skills. These resources can help readers learn more about dehydrating fruits, vegetables, and other foods, as well as broader approaches to food preservation and storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoosing the right resource can make it easier to understand the principles and techniques involved in food dehydration. Guides on food drying can provide useful information about preparation, drying methods, and storage, while broader food preservation books can introduce additional techniques for extending the shelf life of foods at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are new to food dehydration, looking to expand your food preservation knowledge, or interested in traditional home skills, this collection offers informative resources to help you learn more about dehydrating and preserving food at home.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"country-wisdom-and-know-how","title":"Country Wisdom \u0026 Know How","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eby the Editors of Storey Books\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollected between the covers of this volume is a compendium of treasured knowledge from hundreds of Country Wisdom Bulletins. If you're like most people, you will get stuck in it like a fly to old-fashioned flypaper. Whether you want to build a stone fence, make strawberry-rhubarb jam, or plant an herb garden, you'll find this book will be like a grandparent at your elbow showing you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes 8,167 useful skills and step-by-step instrcutions, and 1,887 illustrations, diagrams and photographs!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover. 480 pages. Black Dog \u0026amp; Leventhal Publishers 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grow Organic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21543363412081,"sku":"BF1001","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/1391\/9089\/products\/country-wisdom-and-know-how.jpg?v=1747085885"},{"product_id":"preserving-food-at-home","title":"Preserving Food At Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy Janet Chadwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out why over 100,000 copies of this beginner's guide have been bought. Organized in a friendly, food-by-food format, readers will find freezing, drying, canning, and storing instructions for each vegetable, fruit and herb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUp-to date information and clear, step-by-step instructions show even absolute beginners the way to a fully stocked pantry. \u003ci\u003eThis book is for beginners, so it does not cover pressure-canning.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasic techniques for preserving food\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickling and fermenting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking jams, jellies, preserves and marmalades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrying and root cellaring ideas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover. 232 pages. 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