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• Budget101.Com: Dried Foods - Recipes, FAQ's, equipment and methods of drying fruits, vegetables, herbs and meats. Recipes include fruit leathers, pesto, and fruit powders
• The Dry Store - Food dehydrating information, equipment and supplies
• Drying Food - Covers drying basics, methods and equipment, fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, and storing methods; from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Drying Food with the Sun - From Countryside Magazine
• Drying Foods - Ohio State University Extension fact sheet on the benefits of drying foods, preparation, pre-treatment, equipment needed, and a drying table for a variety of fruit and vegetables
• Drying Foods - Includes drying food indoors and outdoors, pre-treating of foods, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, food leathers, jerky, remedies for problems, FAQs; from the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
• Drying Fuyu Persimmons - Detailed instructions, including a materials list. From the San Diego Farm Bureau
• Drying Vegetables - Facts, information about nutritional value, drying trays, selection and pretreatment, and methods; from Colorado State University
• EziDri - How-to information for drying foods in dehydrators. Includes guides for bananas, pineapple, and biltong
• Food Drying - Covers the basics of solar food drying; from Backwoods Home Magazine, by Marcella Shaffer
• Fruit Leather - Simple instructions on making it at home, using bananas, squash, tomato, or any other fruit or vegetable
• How Stuff Works - An explanation of all the different ways used to preserve food; from freezing to irradiation
• The National Center For Home Food Preservation - Publications, seasonal tips, and resources for educators
• Organicdownunder.com - Plans for making a solar food dryer
• Preserving Food Safely - Michigan State University's page of links to extension materials about food preservation. Search for information on drying foods under "D"
• Processing Meat in the Home - Detailed instructions produced by the Minnesota Extension Service
• Quality for Keeps -- Drying Foods - Basics of food preservation methods, a little history, how to select a dehydrator, safety advice; from the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Missouri
• A Review of Solar Food Drying - Techniques, equipment, problem-solving, bibliography