patandchickens
Crazy Cat Lady
Much to my pleasant surprise, the apricot leather (see 'mushy mealy apricots' thread) took only about 3.5-4 hours to dry in the oven, and is now done. Woo hoo! (And quite tasty. Pureed and concentrated, there's quite sufficient apricot flavor. Unfortunately the kids like it a lot so I guess I won't get much myself 
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I'm wondering though... probably this is a stupid thought, but do you know whether it's possible to dehydrate a thin concentrated puree into leather, or dry very thin sliced fruit, just by putting 'em on a wire rack with a fan blowing right at 'em?
Wondering b/c it wouldn't heat up the house, which is plenty hot enough already now that summer has finally arrived here. (I do have salvaged parts to build a solar dehydrator 'someday' but it isn't going to happen this year)
[BTW, in other news I have a local beekeeper coming out tomorrow morning to look at my bees, confirm that they ARE honeybees, and HOPEFULLY turn out to be willing to remove them. <crossed fingers and toes>]
Pat
)I'm wondering though... probably this is a stupid thought, but do you know whether it's possible to dehydrate a thin concentrated puree into leather, or dry very thin sliced fruit, just by putting 'em on a wire rack with a fan blowing right at 'em?
Wondering b/c it wouldn't heat up the house, which is plenty hot enough already now that summer has finally arrived here. (I do have salvaged parts to build a solar dehydrator 'someday' but it isn't going to happen this year)
[BTW, in other news I have a local beekeeper coming out tomorrow morning to look at my bees, confirm that they ARE honeybees, and HOPEFULLY turn out to be willing to remove them. <crossed fingers and toes>]
Pat
