Friday, November 3, 2017

September Harvest 2017

I saved a couple pickings of Concord grapes from the turkey family.


My first attempt at drying them down to raisins took a couple of days.


Though the end product was dry and papery, they still taste yummy - complete with crunchy seeds! But the second batch (not pictured) turned out more raisin-like when I dried them for a day in the oven first and just finished them off in the dehydrator. Another time, I think I'd try only a long, slow oven drying since these are such juicy grapes.


The dehydrator worked great for tomato slices! 


Seven trays full...


...now fit into two quart jars. 
Mom already enjoyed adding them to a soup, and we hear they make great tomato paste when powdered.

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