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["Anton Ptak" <antonptak@gmail.com>]

Uh-oh its another first time nafex-er.  Hopefully this posts well.  I'm 
curious as to anyone in the upper midwest zone 4a (I'm in western WI) region 
has had success with a grape that is hardy to -30F, seedless (or very small 
seeds), large and meaty enough to dry well for raisins.  I've asked several 
people so far and have either heard 'no' or 'hmmm . . . interesting - i 
don't know'.  the only one i've tried so far is somerset which seemed a bit 
too small to work well.  Mybe it's a lost cause but I thought I should put 
it out there.

i'm into drying with a couple of solar dryers i rigged up, and am thinking 
of being able to market dried fruit in the future, and drying whole fruit 
(that doesn't involve cutting into it) may help navigate the regulations 
easier, so if anyone has other recommendations for fruit that may work well 
for drying whole, i'd also be interested in hearing about it.   thanks!

sincerely,
Anton Ptak
western wi, zone 4a