All summer long I should have been making sun dried or dehydrated tomatoes and other produce. But I just thought about it this week. It's amazing how much moisture is removed by drying. I'm using roma tomatoes because they contain less moisture than most other tomato varieties. I slice the tomatoes very thin and put them in the dehydrator till completely dry. When I lived in California I dried tomatoes in the sun on screens. At the time I was amazed no insects seemed to get on the tomatoes while they were drying.
I have an electric dehydrator which I tried to sell at the flea market last year but no one wanted to pay me beans for it so I decided to keep it. Now I'm glad I did. These and other dried produce will be healthful snacks during the winter. They can also be re-hydrated and used in recipes. Maybe this week I'll try drying some apples. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
Drying produce is time consuming, but very worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne, thanks, yes time consuming and it does use electricity but the results are so tasty.
DeleteHimself bought a dehydrator, which still sits in its box. Later this season perhaps.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, thanks, I am so guilty for mine sitting in the box for so long, I am sure himself will get to it in short order, perhaps my results will inspire himself.
ReplyDeleteLinda, I have a friend that loves to dehydrate things. She just recently dehydrated some figs we gave them. And I bought a carton of dehydrated okra at Central Market a few weeks ago. They were delicious!
ReplyDeleteHi Rian, thanks, dehydrated okra, hum I just got some at the farmer's market, Maybe I'll try a couple.
ReplyDeleteSun-dried tomatoes are so expensive, awesome that you can make your own!
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, thanks, yes and they are very flavorful, I have dried them on screens in California and the insects didn't even get on them and they were so good.
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