HOW TO DEHYDRATE TOMATOES-EASIER THAN SUN DRIED

Today it’s all about tomatoes. I cut the core out of some tomatoes and sliced them about 1/4 inch thick before placing them on the dehydrator rack. I did not peel them. Now, you need to understand that Roma tomatoes are the best for dehydrating or sun drying. They have less seeds, have less water and are meatier. I used regular slicing tomatoes because they were the most ripe tomatoes I had in my garden today. It takes approximately 4 pounds of fresh tomatoes to yield approximately one quart of dehydrated tomatoes. Now you can see why the bottles of sun dried tomatoes in olive oil with spices at the store are so expensive.

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