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"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
> > "Dimitri" wrote
> >
> >> In order to keep costs down this year we have decided to make many
> >> of our gifts to the girls.
> >>
> >> Last week London Broil went on sale for &1.99/LB, I bought a bunch
> >> and decided to make Beef Jerky. There's a big batch in the smoker
> >> right now.

> >
> > Dehydrator here but doing the same thing.
> >
> >> Are you making and food gifts?

> >
> > Besides the jerky (For Don), jars of home made jellies going out to
> > neighbors. Also will have candles later (wrapped the candle making
> > stuff for Xmas for Don).

>
> This place used to be Jerky Central, it seems not a week went
> by that someone didn't mention making jerky. I had no idea so
> many people were into it. Everyone makes jerky but me, it
> sounds like.
>
> I did make it once out of curiosity. I don't think it turned out well.
>
> nancy


It's all in the marinating and drying. :-) I like mine better than
commercial stuff as I can make it a LOT lower in salt.

I'm currently in need of a new dehydrator tho'. The ones we had are
shot. :-(
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