SNIP

I'm growing some tumblers for the first time this year, I will likely
have more than I can eat. Can you describe how you go about drying and
freezing ??

Hi NC (and all)

i oven dry cherry toms (your tumblers provide a small fruit I think)

Personally I skin them first (optional but worth doing, boiling water
method)
then half them and put on oven tray, shake some salt on,
put in oven at 100C (or less) for about six hours,
they will shrink considerably and turn into the tastiest tiniest thing
youvever had!

just keep an eye on them every now and then,
you could do them overnight at a lower temp
but i did try them on the lowest the oven will go
and they werernt ready by morning.

to freeze, just allow to cool, freeze them spaced on greaseproof paper
like you would with soft fruit. then you can bag them and they will
stay seperate. use in sauces, salads, soups etc

I think that it would be more accurate to class then as "sunblushed"
as there will still be a little moisture in them

they are far superior to the oil slicked leather sundried strips you get in
jars

beware, that they may not make the freezer if you taste them first!!
the first ones i did lasted about 10minutes!

g'luck

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