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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