tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post3820091166580460251..comments2024-03-29T01:45:16.921-07:00Comments on Daniel's Pacific NW Garden: Preserving Summer. 8.16.15Daniel Wachenheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-3214967992381258402015-08-22T09:42:27.711-07:002015-08-22T09:42:27.711-07:00Some Asian plums are too juicy to dry like this. ...Some Asian plums are too juicy to dry like this. The Hollywood plums, which are a cerasifera plum hybrid (red leaf, red flesh) are more meaty. I didn't think it would work, but they come out chewy, sweet and tart with a plummy flavor. Sort of like a gummy bear candy. Very good.Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-44749684642047907002015-08-22T09:40:19.693-07:002015-08-22T09:40:19.693-07:00The sun room is slightly under the temperature of ...The sun room is slightly under the temperature of a food dehydrator. As long as they are not cut too thickly, they just dehydrate in a couple of days. I left some in a little too long and they came out completely crispy, but still had a burst of strong sweet/sour tomato flavor on eating. They will be good in food that lets them re-hydrate, like making a marinade.Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-51466197633758201182015-08-20T17:38:39.180-07:002015-08-20T17:38:39.180-07:00Look at those fruits. I barely have any tomatoes ...Look at those fruits. I barely have any tomatoes and most are still green. Your sun room is very hot, doesn't your tomato cook in there?<br />You must have one of those big freezer. Mine is connected to the fridge so no way have enough room to store freezer jam. Last yr's jam is almost all given away as gifts, I haven't even eaten my own jam but I heard its very good. I used to make dry excess fruits but they don't look good after they dried. I ended up not eating them. So you are making prunes, let me know how it goes. lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657961543274999017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-33809652025224176722015-08-18T14:03:49.541-07:002015-08-18T14:03:49.541-07:00They do stick a little. I use a spatula to peel o...They do stick a little. I use a spatula to peel off the sticky ones. They are so good!<br />Not so ambitious. I don't watch TV or go out, and slicing tomatoes for the tray is pretty easy.Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-1671425742861348372015-08-18T05:35:33.278-07:002015-08-18T05:35:33.278-07:00Man, you are ambitious!! Your dehydrator trays loo...Man, you are ambitious!! Your dehydrator trays look exactly like mine. They don't "melt" like others I've used. In fact, mine is going right now with Romas. Do you have trouble with tomatoes sticking to the tray? I have to pre-brush them with veg. oil.<br />Anyway, it appears you're having a bountiful year.darwindudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839051116855902390noreply@blogger.com