Dried apples are very tasty—not too sweet. Soaking makes them too mushy.
Dried apples are very tasty—not too sweet. Soaking makes them too mushy.
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Dried prunes, cherries and pears may be used either way—as they are, or soaked. Dried bananas are excellent as they come from the package—soaking is not neces-
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Dried prunes, cherries and pears may be used either way—as they are, or soaked. Dried bananas are excellent as they come from the package—soaking is not necessary or desirable.
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sary or desirable.
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Dried litchi fruit needs no preparation—just crack open the nut-like outer skin and find the raisin-like fruit inside.
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Dried litchi fruit needs no preparation—just crack open the nut-like outer skin and
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Dried carob pods are sometimes too dry to be really palatable, but usually are soft enough to chew on. I have not tried soaking them.
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find the raisin-like fruit inside.
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Dried carob pods are sometimes too dry to be really palatable, but usually are soft