How Do You Make A Jerky Dehydrator?
Turn wild game into jerky in a dehydrator made from strips of apple wood or hickory. Dehydrated foods can be stored for several months to years if packaged correctly and stored in a cool, dark place. Make multiple dehydrators with fine and loose weaves in order to prepare jerky using both meat strips and ground meat. Mix ten packages of unflavored gelatin with 4 qt. of water in a large stock pot. Bring the gelatin mix to a rolling boil. Add the wood to the stockpot. Stew the wood strips at a full, rolling boil for five minutes. This will allow the gelatin to fully penetrate the wood and make the strips flexible. Remove the pot from the heat. Use tongs to remove the 4-foot strip of wood from the gelatin mix. Lay the strip on its side and bend it into a circle. Overlap the ends 2 inches. Clamp the ends firmly together with a clothespin or chip clip. Working from the left side of the clothespin, wrap a 1-foot strip of wood around the overlapped ends of the longer strip. Clip clothespins t
