SC - Soft fruit glut.

[upsxdls@Okstate.edu]

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>How do you make fruit leathers?

Mash or blend the fruit, strain out the seeds if you want.  Spread out to 
dry per the instructions on the dehydrator.  If you don't have an electric 
dehydrator, line jelly roll pans with parchment, spread the fruit goo 
thinly, put them in your oven on the lowest setting, with the door propped 
slightly open.  Move the trays around once in a while so they dry evenly. 
The pilot light will be warm enough, I think, if you have that sort of gas 
oven. I've seen instructions for making a dehydrator with plywood and using 
a lightbulb as the heat source--search the internet, it's probably out there 
somewhere!

If you live in a dry climate, you can put them outside in the sun, covered 
with mosquito netting and somehow protected from ants.  Bring them all in at 
night.

The Fettiplace receipt book has recipes for preserving fresh fruits.  Jams 
since it is from 1604, but also suckets and other candies that involve less 
sugar.

Bonne




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