(2906)  Sun 12 Jan 92 17:56
By: Sonya Whitaker-Quandt
To: Kathy Rockholz
Re: Re: Sun-dried Tomatoes?
St:
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> *** Quoting Kathy Rockholz to All dated 01-07-92 ***
>> One other thing.   I have just discovered a new love.
> Sun-dried tomatoes. Does anybody out there know how to make them
> yourself?  I was introduced to them in Connecticut and can't seem to
> find them in any of our local stores up here.

From: "From My House To Yours"  By: John Hadamuscin  1991

Tomatoes can be "sun-dried" by placing them on a rack-lined pan under the hot
sun for about 2 days, but the oven-drying method below is a lot easier.

Wash and dry tomatoes and cut them into eighths lengthwise. Using a small
spoon, scoop out the seeds and juice. Place a wire rack on a baking sheet and
arrange the tomatoes on the rack, skin side up. Allow the tomatoes to drain
excess juice for about 1 hour.

Set the oven on the warm setting (the temperature should be about 150 degrees).
Transfer the rack to a clean baking sheet and place in the oven. Dry the
tomatoes, turning them every few hours with a spatula, until they are leathery,
about 12 hours. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool on the rack.

Hope this helps!

   Sonya

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