Title: Preparing Fruit for Drying
Categories: Fruit Dry Dehydrator Preserve Info
Yield: 1 Servings

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Pare, core and cut into thin slices or rings. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% APRICOTS %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Cut in half, remove pit and leave in halves or cut into slices or pieces. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% BERRIES %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Halve strawberries and leave other, smaller berries whole. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% CHERRIES %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Pit and remove stems. Let drain until no juice flows from them. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% GRAPES %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Remove stems and dip in boiling water to crack skins. Drain until no juice flows. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% PEACHES %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Cut in halves and remove pits. Skin and slice if desired. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% PEARS %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Skin, remove core. Cut into slices or rings. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% PLUMS %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% May be pitted or left whole. Blanch about 2 minutes to crack skin and make fruit dry quicker. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% PRUNES %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% May be pitted or left whole. Like plums, they may be blanched 2 minutes to make drying easier. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% ROSEHIPS %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Cut off blossom ends and stems. Origin: Stocking Up, September 1975. Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Jan/96.

Submitted By SHARON STEVENS

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