I am so busy preserving right now, but I thought it would be fun to share what I am doing along the way.
There is so much you can do with fruit!
I was canning the other day, when my friend Beth called and suggested I dehydrate some of my pears.
Why didn't I think of that?
It really takes no time at all, is a delicious and nutritious snack, and really helps use up a ginormous pile of pears!
Wash your pears thoroughly and slice from the end.
Sometimes I peel my fruit, but most of the time I just leave the skin on and skip coring the pears.
It is really fast this way.
Slice in 1/4 inch rounds.
You can treat them in lemon juice and water {2TBS lemon juice to 1 quart water}.
I usually don't because I like fast and simple:).
Layer on your dehydrator as close as possible.
Dry at 130-135 degrees until they are leathery...not crispy.
They will shrink up quite a bit.
I store them in a half gallon canning jar and use them as snacks all through the Winter.
Yum!
Tomorrow....I'll be showing you how to make peach/nectarine fruit leather!
~Julia
3 comments:
I love them stored in the jar like that. I'm really enthused to see the tutorial on the fruit leather. I love your recipes/tutorials...as much as I love your blog.
Wonderful! Looks good! I am also looking forward to your fruit leather tutorial!
Julia,
Love your pears. I've never dehydrated them before. I bet they taste great.
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