Years ago I came across a vintage Rodale book on preserving foods.
It suggested that a closed car on a sunny day made a great dehydrator! I had a prolific garden that year and dried zucchini, tomatoes, apples and more.
I hung cheese cloth across the upper back seat using the garment hooks. I don't recall exactly how long the items took to dry, only that it was pretty quick, the juicy tomatoes took longer, ( and put a drop cloth over rear seat just in case!)
Works really well, and you can dry more at once than in a dehydrator. I just recalled this today, as I have a new source of wonderful apples this year. The apples I dried in the past lasted YEARS when thoroughly dry! Thanks for all your great tips and articles..... I'm a huge fan and share often
Years ago I came across a vintage Rodale book on preserving foods.
It suggested that a closed car on a sunny day made a great dehydrator! I had a prolific garden that year and dried zucchini, tomatoes, apples and more.
I hung cheese cloth across the upper back seat using the garment hooks. I don't recall exactly how long the items took to dry, only that it was pretty quick, the juicy tomatoes took longer, ( and put a drop cloth over rear seat just in case!)
Works really well, and you can dry more at once than in a dehydrator. I just recalled this today, as I have a new source of wonderful apples this year. The apples I dried in the past lasted YEARS when thoroughly dry! Thanks for all your great tips and articles..... I'm a huge fan and share often