DIY dehydration

October 2013

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October 2013

Pumpkin chopped into small cubes ready to go in the dehydrator. Photo: Edith Leigh
Taste doesn’t have to be sacrificed to weight constraints when eating in the hills, as Edith Leigh discovers when she tries her hand at dehydrating her own tramping food My pack straps are biting into my shoulders and hips. No matter how much I adjust them to shift the load, it hurts. My feet are […]

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