tiptoe
10-14-2009, 19:50
My kiwi vine was good to me this year, and I've got a bumper crop. I'm thinking of dehydrating at least some of this. Northern kiwi (Actinidia arguta) produces small fruit roughly the size of a grape but usually a little elongated. The skins are edible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_arguta
http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/3264/hardy-kiwi
I'm thinking of slicing the fruit in half lengthwise. Should I dip in lemon water to prevent browning? I don't normally use sugar when I dehydrate fruit--do I need to in this case?
I'd love to hear from anyone who has dried hardy kiwi successfully. Or has other good recipes for kiwi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_arguta
http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/3264/hardy-kiwi
I'm thinking of slicing the fruit in half lengthwise. Should I dip in lemon water to prevent browning? I don't normally use sugar when I dehydrate fruit--do I need to in this case?
I'd love to hear from anyone who has dried hardy kiwi successfully. Or has other good recipes for kiwi.