How to dry tomatoes . From Carol.

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> The tomatoes and most veggies you are growing can be dried in the sun. I

> use old screen doors patch the torn screen, scrub well slice as thin as

> you can easily cut the fruit or veggies, place on the screen, as you fill

> up the screens place boards across the top of the screen in two or three

> places and add another screen door full of produce and place in the sun.

> ( out of the dirt and dust if possible and off the floor) I dry on the

> roof of my office or the back of my van with the windows rolled up and

> pointed into the sun. Any way depending on the humidity you will get dried

> produce that has all its vitamins and it will store in a very small space.

> I can dry a bushel (about twenty liters of tomatoes). The dried tomatoes

> will then fit into a four liter container Or stuffed into a container full

> of olive oil to flavor and preserve them that way. If kept dry in air

> tight containers and kept in a cool dark area like a root cellar they will

> last indefinitely. Best of all the maintain their fresh food value how

> bout them apples. It is so easy most people can't believe it. Peppers

> chilies tomato and yes, even watermelon will dry and taste great in the

> winters. You can make watermelon syrup (but that is another subject

> remind me later on if you are interested.