On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:23:39 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>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.
>
No idea why you'd need to blanch them, but if you did - I'd say blanch
them whole, then slice.



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