I never was one to skimp on the food weight, but when we all had to go on diets after a trip in it was getting ridiculous.  So last year I cranked up the dehydrator in an attempt to keep the weight of the food pack below that of the bear.

I dried a number of different fruits.  Strawberries were very popular, blueberries weren't worth the effort.  Apples, bananas, kiwis and pears all worked well.

I tried Rick Smith's Cole Slaw recipe from the recipes page here, and decided that was decent.  It led me to dehydrate sauerkraut for the second trip in.  That was a big success braised with sausage, and even popular as an out of the bag snack.  Red bell peppers worked very well, and sweet corn with red pepper bits was another hit snack.

I liked the jerky I made, even though it was a bit spicy for some others in the party.  If you held it with fireplace mitts, you could barely feel the heat.  Spaghetti sauce dehydrated into a leather that rehydrated well in cooking.

What do others dehydrate?

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