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Carol Smith wrote:
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> I don't know if I should post on a month of May original
> post, but here goes.


never hurts if the information is helpful.

due to circumstances i never dried any
strawberries, but i did make some fruit leather.
i decided after that to find a way to get rid
of the seeds before doing it again. i suspect
my reaction to dried strawberries would be the
about the same.


> I dehydrate strawberries all the time.
> My husband and I like the dried strawberries better
> than fresh. We also dry a lot of bananas and like
> them better.


> For the strawberries we cut 1/4" slices to the same
> width for drying for each strawberry. We sprinkle
> lightly with sugar or desired sweetner and dry until
> slightly crisp.


> With bananas as well as strawberries - the flavor is
> highly enhanced when in cereal. We coat the bottom
> of the dehydrator trays with oil sprinkled on a napkin
> so the strawberries and bananas won't stick.


> We put nothing on the bananas - once we tried cinnamon
> but the bananas are so sweet that we use nothing.
> Bananas take a long time until crisp, but OH so good.
> Use a banana that has spots.



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