Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site tekchips.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!tektronix!tekchips!jackg From: jackg@tekchips.UUCP (Jack Gjovaag) Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: leftover bread Message-ID: <996@tekchips.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Aug-84 09:19:03 EDT Article-I.D.: tekchips.996 Posted: Wed Aug 1 09:19:03 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 00:22:17 EDT Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 6 Drying out leftover bread in preparation for making crumbs from it can be done very easily by putting it *unwrapped* in a frost-free freezer for about a week. The very low humidity in these freezers does a good job of sucking out moisture (notice how ice cubes tend to shrink and vanish). I've thought about trying the same technique to dry herbs but haven't done it yet.