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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1979
Page
6
Old drying methods provide a trial and error path to moisture removal. Cleanliness and quality of raw material matter, with leathers forming chewy snacks and flavor enhancers. Steps include washing, trimming, slicing, peeling decisions, and seed removal as needed.
Southern Illinois and Pantry Patter describes heating air exposed fruit to soften enzymes, then pureeing with a food mill or blender until smooth. It guides using a double boiler, optional sugar, and drying puree on a 11 x 15 inch sheet at 120 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit with temperature control for safe dehydration.
A step by step guide to drying fruit leather using low oven heat and proping the door to vent moisture. It covers materials like a wooden spoon, timing from 40 to 24 hours, test methods, rolling in plastic wrap, and storage options including freezer. Suggestions include apple and banana flavors and tips for even drying and avoiding brittleness.
The bulletin explains drying methods for banana chips grape leather and peach leather with tips like pineapple juice lemon juice and ascorbic acid to preserve color. It notes a Drying Foods packet from USDA and Illinois Cooperative Extension containing one bulletin seven fact sheets, priced at $1.50, and mailed from University of Illinois Urbana.
Drying is a simple inexpensive preservation method with roots in early American farming. Guidance covers prep, rapid, uniform drying, temperature ranges from 150 to 160 F, then 140 F, ventilation, case hardening risks, and the nutritive impact on fruits vegetables and meats, plus which foods dry best and which do not.
Dear Ann Landers offers guidance as a wife typed a manuscript about her husband’s sexual exploits. The husband wants to rewrite the book to include more spice and seek another publisher, while the wife refuses. Also questions about abortion and detection are answered by Dr Lane: a partner cannot tell, cervix clues may show, and future pregnancies can be normal.
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