Are you a new cook or a newcomer to the high-altitude areas of Wyoming? Whatever your situation, you may wonder why your cakes continually fall or your favorite cookie recipe just doesn’t taste right. Recipes from low altitudes usually need to be adjusted for altitudes above 3,000 feet. These adjustments are made in time, temperature, or ingredients.
PublicationsFor information on adjusting recipes to be attractive and tasty, please check out the University of Wyoming Extension Bulletins Cooking & Baking It Up! Altitude Adjusters (B-1310) and High Altitude Baking (B-1366).
Altitudes in WyomingIn adjusting recipes to prepare a high-quality product or to home-can foods safely, you need to know your local altitude. Below are the altitudes for most Wyoming communities by county.
Note: If your community is not listed, locate a nearby community or do an internet search for the elevation of your community.
Print a copy of our Wyoming Altitude-Chart to have handy in your kitchen!
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For more information, contact a University of Wyoming Nutrition and Food Safety Educator at nfs@uwyo.edu or Ask an Expert.
Email: nfs@uwyo.edu
Extension Educator: Vicki Hayman – (307) 746-3531
Issued in furtherance of extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kelly Crane, Director, University of Wyoming Extension, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming Extension, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071.
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