# I want to dry strawberries

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 3, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-dry-strawberries/297535 "2005-04-03T17:22:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-dry-strawberries/297535/1 "2005-04-03T17:22:22Z")

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Because I can’t get them at Trader Joe’s anymore, and it seems like almost everyone else over-sugars dried strawberries. Has anyone successfully dried thier own strawberries at home? I will borrow a dehydrator in fresh strawberry season, but I know they are cheaper if you buy them frozen. Furhtermore, fresh berries are so delicious I can’t imagine too many of them survivng to the dehydrating stage. Can frozen berries be dehydrated when they thaw? I aim to try blueberries also. 50 lbs of frozen blueberries barely lasts to October in my house.