and went to this:
then to this:
and finally to this:
It took roughly 4 days of sun to dry the tomatoes. Some of these will be packed in olive oil and kept for the winter, others will be sold. I haven't seen this many tomatoes in my life. I've learned some great techniques to drying tomatoes that might even work in Chicago. Though we don't get nearly as much sun as Italy, the month of July and August are usually hot and sunny enough to dry the tomatoes, provided the humidity isn't awful. It might take an extra day or two, but I believe it will work.
