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how do they compare to the more ubiquitous Persian lime, or key lime?
we have a Persian lime tree, and i use limes everday (happy hour G&Ts are a thing down here).
i also had a bunch of key limes that i did not want to waste (or take the time to juice and freeze), so i am putting them up as preserved, salted limes, as you would do for preserved lemons.
so, do tell about bears limes, please (and where did you find them?) very late edit: duh, i see you have already said you got them frim your neighbor!
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Don’t know if you’ve made it or tried it but seeing you talk about Persian limes reminded me of black limes, which is a common Middle Eastern and African ingredient and spice.
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Ooh, those sound interesting! I’m tempted to try some ‘limonana’ from the link.
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Hmmm… intriguing. I would love to try preserving some of my backyard container citrus that way, but I suspect the humidity of North Alabama isn’t conducive to sun drying anything, even if well brined. 
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Most likely there are ways to “cheat” it by using the oven or a dehydrator 
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U could pop on a wide-brimmed sun hat and lounge on a
while using a big magnifying glass to direct the Sun onto the fruit.
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I wonder if one of those diy solar dehydrators could work for you. We used them at the college garden in Berea, Kentucky, so probably similar humidity to what you deal with.
It’s essentially a shallow box with a screen to set food on fit into a slot in the box, a solid backing often painted black, a clear top, I think, and screened openings top and bottom. You set it at a tilt so air is constantly passing through like a convection oven. Set in indirect sun, or really anywhere on a warm day. Worked for herbs (really fast!) and tomatoes.
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i have used that setup with mushrooms. works a treat!
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Like these?
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If i set a dehydrator like that outside my house either the squirrels, raccoons, birds, possums, cats, or ants would get at it.
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we did ours on two, uneven, sawhorse stands. got it up higher, yet still angled to the breeze.
my main concern was mold given our super high humidity. nope. they dried without pestilence or fungus!
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Bears are a new one to me.
Laurie says they are much like Persian.
Sweetish.
Thank you and Cheers!
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I saved some of the limes. I wonder if I could make these. Thank you.
Cheers!
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What a great idea! We do get some sunshine here in the fall ( San Francisco)
Thank you and Cheers.
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Exciting, if you do try it out i’d be curious to hear about the results 
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wish i had known about black limes before i did this with my abundance of key limes:
it is the dried type of preseved lima/limon i was searching for when i came upon this method.
we shall see how they turn out.
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This I have done. I will try if my good neighbor gives me some more of these limes which I have not tried this recipe on.
“ When life gives you limes…” 
:green_square:
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Ours was more enclosed.
These look really cool:
But what we had was even simpler. It was basically like the long slanted part at the bottom, and we’d put the food right on a screen in that part, with screened openings too and bottom.
Seeing this, I really want to build one at home this spring!
I’ve also been wanting for ages to build a solar oven on our deck at home. It doesn’t have to be portable, but I’d like to be able to spin it around as needed. If anyone has any good design plans or experiences, please post!
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