If you find your fruits in season when they are at their peak, you will be able to have good tasting more economical fruits when their growing season has passed. The flavor will be there and occasionally they are even better tasting than when they're fresh.
A way to save is to dehydrate the fruits you are finding in the produce sections or at fruit stands in the areas where fruits are grown locally. There might be just nothing like eating ripe fruit! If you find your favorites it is a cost effective and great time to buy extra up and dehydrate so you and your family can enjoy the tastes when the fruits are no longer in season in your town.
Fruit strips, fruit roll-ups and fruit chips made from dehydrated fruit are especially good and are very healthy. Usually every fruit can be dehydrated but the most well-liked are bananas, strawberries, cranberries and apricots.
These fruits can be eaten all alone or can be put in a mix of other fruits and nuts. They are also good to mix with granola for a nice taste combination. Dehydrated fruit is extremely nutritious and after being dehydrated the fruit can be stored easily for a very long time.
Some fruits work well if pureed and others can be dehydrated after slicing the fruit.
Fruits reduce to about one fourth of their starting size, maintain about all their nutritive value and even with no added sugar are still sweet to the taste. They don't need refrigeration, they can be stored in a glass container or in plastic bags. Place them in a cool cupboard where they do not get exposed to light and they will keep without spoiling.
You can make your own trail mix by assembling a combination of fruits after they have been prepared. Some coconut or a choice of nuts could be a nice addition for some of the mixtures.
They're also nice when packed and given as gifts to those that especially enjoy the fruit you have prepared. Just put them in a pretty container with colorful ribbons and you have a fun, easy and extraordinarily nice gift that will be appreciated.
Food dehydrators are the simplest way to dehydrate fruit and a considerable number of choices are available for you to select from when starting to look. Just determine the amount you think you would choose to dehydrate for your family and do not forget to add to your list of friends especially the kids and their pals.
The biggest problem you could have is, usually because of their excellent taste, the dehydrated fruits could be eaten almost as quickly as you have them prepared.
Food dehydrators are usually made to supply a constant ideal drying temperature mixed with heated air that circulates through a blower or fan. Thus, the two main parts in food dehydration - heat and air - are controllable thru the dehydration unit.
A food dehydrator's advantages include:
a) an efficient serviceable unit and space
b) a temperature control that will exactly maintain a steady desired drying temperature
c) a fan that circulates the air, so removing moisture
d) an efficient dehydration processing time.
A way to save is to dehydrate the fruits you are finding in the produce sections or at fruit stands in the areas where fruits are grown locally. There might be just nothing like eating ripe fruit! If you find your favorites it is a cost effective and great time to buy extra up and dehydrate so you and your family can enjoy the tastes when the fruits are no longer in season in your town.
Fruit strips, fruit roll-ups and fruit chips made from dehydrated fruit are especially good and are very healthy. Usually every fruit can be dehydrated but the most well-liked are bananas, strawberries, cranberries and apricots.
These fruits can be eaten all alone or can be put in a mix of other fruits and nuts. They are also good to mix with granola for a nice taste combination. Dehydrated fruit is extremely nutritious and after being dehydrated the fruit can be stored easily for a very long time.
Some fruits work well if pureed and others can be dehydrated after slicing the fruit.
Fruits reduce to about one fourth of their starting size, maintain about all their nutritive value and even with no added sugar are still sweet to the taste. They don't need refrigeration, they can be stored in a glass container or in plastic bags. Place them in a cool cupboard where they do not get exposed to light and they will keep without spoiling.
You can make your own trail mix by assembling a combination of fruits after they have been prepared. Some coconut or a choice of nuts could be a nice addition for some of the mixtures.
They're also nice when packed and given as gifts to those that especially enjoy the fruit you have prepared. Just put them in a pretty container with colorful ribbons and you have a fun, easy and extraordinarily nice gift that will be appreciated.
Food dehydrators are the simplest way to dehydrate fruit and a considerable number of choices are available for you to select from when starting to look. Just determine the amount you think you would choose to dehydrate for your family and do not forget to add to your list of friends especially the kids and their pals.
The biggest problem you could have is, usually because of their excellent taste, the dehydrated fruits could be eaten almost as quickly as you have them prepared.
Food dehydrators are usually made to supply a constant ideal drying temperature mixed with heated air that circulates through a blower or fan. Thus, the two main parts in food dehydration - heat and air - are controllable thru the dehydration unit.
A food dehydrator's advantages include:
a) an efficient serviceable unit and space
b) a temperature control that will exactly maintain a steady desired drying temperature
c) a fan that circulates the air, so removing moisture
d) an efficient dehydration processing time.
About the Author:
Marjorie J McDonald experienced growing up in a gardening family. Each and every year a large garden was planted and all extra food was frozen, canned or dehydrated so the extra foods lasted all thru the year. Creating food dehydrator recipes was especially fun for her family to do and dehydrated fruit was one of the family favorites.
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