JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>> I'm the happy recipient of about 3 dozen limes from a friend who just
>>> returned from New Orleans. She suggested using my dehydrator to dry some
>>> (actually most) of them so we can use them in Middle Eastern recipes. The
>>> dehydrator manual mentions nothing about drying citrus fruit. Anyone have
>>> any tips?
>>
>> Slice crosswise and they dehydrate just fine. I've tried before it with
>> tangerines.
>>
>> Bob
>
>
> There's next to nothing on the web about this. I did find a picture at wiki
> with the caption "Blanched limes drying in the sun". I'm familiar with the
> reasons for blanching vegetables before freezing. Did you blanch the limes
> you dried?
>
>


No, I think you'd lose too much juice if you tried to blanch them.

For M.E. cooking, have you considered pickling some? There are lots of
recipes for pickled lemons.

Bob