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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Today I picked elderberries.  I came home with multiple bags of
flowerheads, and gently removed the ripest berries.  I intend to toss
the remaining berries/stem waste in various places around the property
to try and encourage my own elderberry plants.  Anyway, I ended up with
just under 5 pounds of berries (that is about 4" of berries in a paper
grocery bag.)  I want to dry some for use in teas, and I think I might
make some jam.
Since they are small, do you think they will dry in 48 hours on window
screens at approximately 85 degrees(my 'uncool' spare bedroom with a
ceiling fan running)?  With the tropical storm passing by, and with all
the expected rain over the next several days, drying outside is out of
the question.  However, I might need the bedroom for company by the end
of the week...

B
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Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the ocean's depths, MY son is
protecting your freedom on the USS Key West, currently deployed
somewhere in the Pacific and/or Indian Ocean.  Go Navy!
EarthNSky Farm, NW Georgia, USA