ofuros
09-02-2012, 05:05 PM
I always have a packet of trail mix, streamside, tucked away in a pocket in my pack or cargo pants,
just to give my waning energy levels a kick in the @#$% when they need it most.
The mix can be a bit boring though....so to add a bit of variety to the mixture, afterall variety is the spice of life......I add my own dried fruit.
On this occasion I experimented with Strawberries, Peaches, Mango, Mandarins & Dragonfruit.
Mandarins & Dragonfruit were the stand outs.....Mandarins were sweet, sticky & chewy, while the funky Dragonfruit were full
of flavour (blackberryish) and tiny crunchy seeds.
Before & After....
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/DragonfruitP2110001Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/dehydratingdragonfruit2012-02-0921052Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/dehydrateddragonfruitafter2012-02-11092005Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/dehydratingmandarin2012-02-09204202Medium1.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/dehydratedmandarinsafter2012-02-11091917Medium.jpg
Well worth the effort....
just to give my waning energy levels a kick in the @#$% when they need it most.
The mix can be a bit boring though....so to add a bit of variety to the mixture, afterall variety is the spice of life......I add my own dried fruit.
On this occasion I experimented with Strawberries, Peaches, Mango, Mandarins & Dragonfruit.
Mandarins & Dragonfruit were the stand outs.....Mandarins were sweet, sticky & chewy, while the funky Dragonfruit were full
of flavour (blackberryish) and tiny crunchy seeds.
Before & After....
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/DragonfruitP2110001Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/dehydratingdragonfruit2012-02-0921052Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/dehydrateddragonfruitafter2012-02-11092005Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/dehydratingmandarin2012-02-09204202Medium1.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Dehydrating/dehydratedmandarinsafter2012-02-11091917Medium.jpg
Well worth the effort....