I was under the impression that the humidity needed to be below 50% to sun dry tomatoes. Also, how do you keep the bugs off of them? glass? screen? Thank you for the idea. Bright Blessings, Kim
At 09:09 AM 7/7/2004, you wrote: >Sun-dried! Lay the tomatoes out on sheets of wood in the sun, turning them >as needed. If you are in Texas, as I remember, this should work perfectly >in your climate. The resulting dried fruit can then be stored as is, or >kept in olive oil. > > > >Good luck! > > > >George > > > >George Page > >www.seabreezefarm.net <http://www.seabreezefarm.net/> > >Vashon Island, WA USA > > > > _____ > >From: Kim & Garth Travis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 5:40 AM >To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [biofuel] Preserving the harvest > > > >I was thinking yesterday, while I prepare 4 gallons of tomatoes for the >freezer, what it the best way to preserve the harvest. For now I am still >on the grid and I am mostly alone doing the work so I tend to use >electricity. While I only have tomatoes to do this year, the rest of the >garden drowned, but most years I have lots of stuff to put up. I know most >people can tomatoes, but I don't like peeling them, as this wastes food >value. I run mine through the meat grinder, skin and all, then bag them >for the freezer. This also retains the fresh tomato taste better. While I >do have a hand crank meat grinder, the freezer does require electricity. > >I wonder if it is best to take this vegetable by vegetable or is there a >better solution as to how to decide what is the most Earth/nutrition >friendly method of preserving the harvest? > >Bright Blessings, >Kim > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > >ADVERTISEMENT > ><http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129g26ltp/M=295196.4901138.6071305.3001176/D=gr >oups/S=1705083269:HM/EXP=1089290393/A=2128215/R=0/SIG=10se96mf6/*http:/compa >nion.yahoo.com> click here > > > ><http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=295196.4901138.6071305.3001176/D=groups/S= >:HM/A=2128215/rand=817438866> > > > > _____ > >Yahoo! Groups Links > >* To visit your group on the web, go to: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ > >* To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >* Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! ><http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
