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Sun Dried Watermelon

Sun Dried Watermelon
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Slice it, leave it in the sun, eat it. Take pictures.
That, my friends, is the recipe for Sun Dried Anything.

"Hey!, That's pretty good!" exclaims each person who tries it.
The next comment is different for each person:

Geo: "That's Intense!"
Eric: "Like fruit leather"
Leah: "Water-melon without the water?"
Don: "I'll regret not trying it I'm sure!"
 
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Step 1Sun Drying Setup

Sun Drying Setup
This skylight is perfect for sundrying. When its open there's about the right amount of airflow.
Birds, bugs and brakeshoe dust are scarce, it's out of the way, and the dome protects it from the dew and rain at night.

Almost anything gets pretty interesting after leaving it up there for a few days. Sometimes delicious.
Just remember to say it's "Sun Dried" like a real marketing genius.

If intead you were to say "I left this dead snake in the sun for a couple of days, want to help me eat it?" that doesn't sound nearly as appealing.
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8 comments
Sep 25, 2010. 7:39 AMScreamo says:
That looks so :) Disgusting :o
Aug 5, 2009. 7:27 PMd2j5 says:
wow i have actualy have been looking for something like this! weird finding now
May 28, 2009. 1:20 PMjaredsalzano says:
what if i put a glass box around it to keep bugs off? would it trap the moisture or anything?
Apr 16, 2009. 2:45 PMjared14 says:
what about bugs? rofl
Apr 11, 2007. 4:36 PMhomemade says:
If that is stoner food, then Leah is cheesin' hard.
Sep 30, 2006. 12:06 PMzachninme says:
It appears you used the same place and rack. You like drying things out, don't you? Why not place them over a box fan out in the sun? It would still be sun dried!
Sep 10, 2006. 12:05 PMWade Tarzia says:
But how did the sun-dried hotdogs turn out?

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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