More than half and hour and less than three hours, probably. Like with most drying there are a lot of variables. You just have to test it.

At first I tried to make the loaf so that it could be cut into 200 cal. cubes, but, unless you’re starving and have lots of water, you’re not likely to eat one at one sitting. In the future I’ll probably cut them in 50 cal. cubes so they can be used for grazing throughout the day.

I don’t think that the calorie count is all that important in “emergency” bars. I see them as staving off the demoralizing feeling of hunger while waiting for rescue or for the situation (flash flood, etc) to resolve itself. In a worst-case scenario, it gives you time to switch into “survival” mode.

These 110 cal. bars are from my first batch back in '02 before I switched to Press'n Seal. I took the pic just a few minutes ago. I keep these frozen and test them occasionally to see how they're holding up.



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