Raisins Experiment

Ethan has been wanting to dry grapes for a few weeks.  Since I found some on sale this last week, it seemed the perfect opportunity to have a little experiment.  It was fun to do, but as with all experiments it was a learning experience and there are things I would do differently next time - like only let them dry for 48 hours even if they don't seem done!  Our raisins look really good, but are very hard and chewy.  Not something I can even attempt to eat with my braces, and even the kids are having a difficult time chewing them.  They work great for our morning oatmeal, however, when you put the raisins in with the oats to reconstitute them a bit.  It was all around a fun experiment.

We did both purple and green grapes.

Ethan and Katie both helped prep the grapes and trays.

First morning - 12 hours in

First morning close-up of the purple grapes.

First morning close-up of green grapes.  They took a lot longer to dry.

First afternoon - about 24 hours in

Second/third day - somewhere between 48-72 hours.

Final product.  Purple grapes on the left and green on the right.