Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600533
10/13/97

### SUN DRYING

     Michigan weather does not lend itself to drying fruits and

    vegetables
     in the sun.  Spoilage--souring or  molding--will

    probably
    occur before drying is achieved.

    Sun  drying   requires   temperatures   over   98   degrees

    Fahrenheit
     and low  relative  humidity  such as  conditions

    found
    in  the  Southwestern  United States.  For example, in

    Phoenix,
    Arizona, the average maximum temperature in  August

    is
     102  degrees Fahrenheit, the humidity bottoms out at  24

    percent,
    and 17 of the 31 days are clear.

     Typical  Michigan weather varies greatly from these  ideal

    drying
     conditions.    In  Lansing,   the  average   maximum

    temperature
    in August is 81 degrees Fahrenheit, the humidity

    at
     the driest time of the day averages 56 percent, and only

    10
     days are clear.

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