Beef Jerky Dehydrator

I bought my dehydrator years ago. It looks like the one below, it only cost me about $60.00. Now I don't really know what they cost or where to get them. Update: I just found one that looks like mine for $60.00 on sale at http://www.popeilfamilystore.com/fd-50t.html



It has easily paid for itself, especially with the amount of beef jerky it has made. Which must have saved me at least $500.

Now I am making dried ground beef to take trekking -- it works great -- my last experiment was to see how long it would last after drying in a ziplock bag without making me sick when I ate it. Lasted two months and then I had eaten all the test beef.

Once dried you can put turkey, chicken, beef, or anything else in a baggy with water and let it soak while you walk.

Food is the topic of the day, as I'm sure we all spent Thursday night laying on the couch, holding our stomachs, moaning and swearing to eat nothing but steamed broccoli and Special K cereal until Christmas dinner. (But first, one more turkey, dressing and cranberry sauce sandwich "� honey, is there any more gravy?)

We are officially in the midst of eating season, which in this country begins in late November with the Thankgiving feast and lasts until, oh, "� late October and all the Halloween candy.

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