On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:20:33 -0800, "Kent_Diego" > wrote:

>......
>>>
>> when you see they are past the point of using fresh, slice them and
>> then dry them in the oven.... slowly
>>
>The slicing (or dicing) and drying in oven sounds practical. I tried slowly
>drying whole limes in oven and it took days due to the peel holding in all
>the moisture. The Persian restaurant I first saw these had them whole.
>So what other dishes go well with cooked dried limes? I imagine only dishes
>that have long cooking times unless the limes are boiled separately and
>added when soft.

I have a Persian store not too terribly far from me where I buy dried
limes. I have a lime tree, but the time and energy expense involved
in drying them (whole, as they are purchased in the store) is far more
than I want to invest.

TammyM