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["Hal Love" <lovehd@comcast.net>]

Your best bet would probably be Somerset Seedless.

http://www.eccevines.com/grapes/somerset-grapes.html.

Hal


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anton Ptak" <antonptak@gmail.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:17 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] grapes for raisins in wisconsin


> 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