On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:40:08 GMT, James Silverton wrote:

> blake wrote on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:29:50 GMT:
>
>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:45:52 -0400:
>>>
>>>> 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?
>>>
>>> I can see wanting to preserve a surplus of limes but, if you
>>> like them in cooking, you can buy dried limes at Middle
>>> Eastern grocery stores and they are not expensive.
>
>> how are they generally used in cooking, james?
>
> They are added to various Mediterranean stews like from Morocco and do
> add to the flavor. They also crop up in recipes for Persian herbal
> stews.


o.k., thanks.

your pal,
blake