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Some of the fruit can be covered by its natural protective layer and that is why the duration of drying may increase. To avoid this matter it is better to boil products for about 1-2 minutes and
than put it to cold water and rug after that.
NEED TO KNOW! THE DURATION OF DRYING STATED IN THIS INSTRUCTION IS APPROXIMATE. The duration of drying depends on the temperature and humidity of the room the level
of humidity of products, thickness of the pieces etc.
DRYING FRUIT
Wash the fruit.
Take out the pit and cut off the spoiled parts.
Slice into pieces which you can place freely between the sections.
You can put the fruit down to natural lemon or pine apple juice not to let them fade
If you want your fruit to smell pleasantly, you can add cinnamon or coconut swift.
DRYING VEGETABLES
Wash the vegetables.
Take out the pit and cut off the spoiled parts.
Slice into pieces which you can place freely between the sections. It is better to boil vegetables for about 1-5minutes and than put it to cold water and than rug dry.
STORAGE OF DRYED FRUIT
Containers for storage of the dried products should be clean and dry.
For better storage of dried fruit use glass containers with metal lids and put it into a dark dry place where the temperature should be 5-20 degrees. During first week after drying it is better to check if it is
any moisture in container. If yes, it means that products are not dried well and you should dry it again.
ATTENTION! Do not place hot place hot and even warm products into containers for its further storage
TABLE OF PREPARING THE FRUITS FOR DRYING
Name
Preparing
Condition after drying
Duration of drying
Apricot
Slice it and take out the pit
Soft
13-28
Orange peel
Cut it to long stripes
Fragile
8-16
Pine apple
（
fresh
）
Peel it and slice into pieces or square parts
Hard
6-36
Pine apple
（
tinned
）
Pour out the juice and dry it
Soft
6-36
Banana
Peel it and slice to round pieces
（
3-4 mm thickness
）
Crispy
8-38
Grapes
No need to cut it
Soft
8-38
Cherry
It is not necessary to take out the pit
（
you can take it out when cherry is half-dried
）
Hard
8-26
Pear
Peel it and slice
Soft
8-30
Fig
Slice it
Hard
6-26
Cranberry
No need to cut
Soft
6-26
Peach
Cut into 2pieces and take out the pit when the fruit is half-dried
Soft
10-34
Date-fruit
Take out the pit and slice
Hard
6-26
Apple
Peel it. Take out the heart
，
slice it into round pieces or segments
Soft
4-15
NOTICE: Time and ways of preliminary processing, which are described in the table only fact-finding. Personal preferences of customers can differ of the described in the table.
