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| Fruit | Preparation | Pretreatment (Choose One) | Other | Drying Time (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Peel and core, cut into slices or rings about 1/8-inch thick. | Sulfur: 3/4 hr Blanch Steam: 3-5 min (depending on texture) Syrup: 10 min |
- ascorbic acid solution - ascorbic acid mixture - fruit juice dip - sulfate dip |
6-12 |
| Apricots | Pit and halve. May slice if desired. | Sulfur: 2 hr Blanch Steam: 3-4 min Syrup: 10 min |
- ascorbic acid solution - ascorbic acid mixture - fruit juice dip - sulfate dip |
24-36 |
| Bananas | Use solid yellow or slightly brown-flecked bananas. Avoid bruised or overripe bananas. Peel and slice 1/4-inch to 1/8-inch thick, crosswise or lengthwise. | - honey dip - ascorbic acid solution - ascorbic acid mixture - fruit juice dip - sulfite dip |
8-10 | |
| Berries (Firm) | Wash and drain berries. With waxy coating (blueberries, cranberries, currants, gooseberries, huckleberries). | Plunge into boiling water 15-30 seconds to "check" skins. Stop cooking action by placing fruit in ice water. Drain on paper towels. | 24-36 | |
| Berries (Soft) | Boysenberries and strawberries | No treatment necessary. | 24-36 | |
| Cherries | Stem, wash, drain, and pit fully ripe cherries. Cut in half, chop or leave whole. | Syrup(min): 10 hr (for sour cherries) | Whole: dip in boiling water 30 seconds or more to check skins. Cut and pitted: no treatment necessary. |
24-36 |
| Citrus peel | Peels of citron, grapefruit, kumquat, lime, lemon, tangelo, and tangerine can be dried. Thick-skinned navel orange peel dries better than thin-skinned Valencia peel. Wash thoroughly. Remove outer 1/6-to 1/8-inch of peel. Avoid white bitter pith. | No treatment | 8-12 |