Re: dry fruits,fish

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Never done grapes.. but stringing them if you don't have a dehydrator might work.. if the place you have is hot and dry enough - have not dried fruits without a dehydrator.. youcan pick up a deydrator fairly reasonable at like Walmart, Kmart, etc. even some tractor supply stores.. I had one i used till I saved up enough to get an excalibur.. i bought a small one but it works for me.

This linkmay help you some also. http://www.ehow.com/how_2220777_dehydrate-food-traditional-dehydrator.html

PS yes many items do shrink quite a bit.

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From: Rita <snowwolf1779@...>health Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 7:33:06 PMSubject: dry fruits,fishDoes anyone know if drying grapes that has a kind of bad smell to them even tho only the tips are alittle spotted with 'going' And if I were to string them up in our patio by the window that gets sun by the clumps how long must they 'dry' to be considered dry fruit or do i need a drying machine to layer them in?I read a book that was really a excellent read and true story called Sole Survivor of a castaway on a raft during world war II who survived 133 days on the sea .He learned quickly from memory of his mother how to dry fish by cutting them in very paper thin strips

almost, and hung them by a cord thread through them on his raft for a few days. The salted air helped to quicken the drying process and preserve. They were not allowed to get wet from the time he strung them to the time he took them down to save.The taste he said was quite pleasant even tho they swrunk down to a fraction of their size? any comments suzi?

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I love my dehydrator, use it a lot.

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-- dry fruits,fishDoes anyone know if drying grapes that has a kind of bad smell to them even tho only the tips are alittle spotted with 'going' And if I were to string them up in our patio by the window that gets sun by the clumps how long must they 'dry' to be considered dry fruit or do i need a drying machine to layer them in?I read a book that was really a excellent read and true story called Sole Survivor of a castaway on a raft during world war II who survived 133 days on the sea .He learned quickly from memory of his mother how to dry fish by cutting them in very paper thin strips almost, and hung them by a cord thread through them on his raft for a few days. The salted air helped to quicken the drying process and preserve. They were not allowed to get wet from the time he strung them to the time he took them down to save.The taste he said was quite pleasant even tho they swrunk down to a fraction of their size? any comments suzi?

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Make sure though if you buy a dehydrator to buy one with a thermostat. Most are set at 220 degrees and higher for drying meat. Anything over 108 - 115 degrees will kill all the enzymes in the fruit.

I have dried grapes and it's tricky in that it's hard to tell when they are done. I kept waiting for them to get dry and by the time I figured out what was going on they were as hard as marbles!!! They stay soft as long as they are in the dehydrator, but when they cool off they become very hard, if over dried. I would put them in and check them in the morning or 8 or 10 hours later just to make sure. Then I would check them every 5 hours or less until they reach the dryness or chewiness you like.

Shari

[Guest guest]

Thanks Suzi

I did go outside and rinse my grapes thoroughly and strung them on a string in

my patio and they were delicious today! I might buy a small dehydrater you

mentioned.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Sheri

Might be a dumb question but why would a person want to kill all the enzemes in

fruit? unless they lead to mold...just might of answered my own question :-)