Drying Flowers - Sunbeam DT5600 Instruction/Recipe Booklet

Drying Flowers

Recipes (continued)
Using your Food Dehydrator, you are able to
dry your own flowers, blossoms and petals.
Hints
• As flowers darken when they dry, try to
select flowers which are several shades
lighter.
Preparation Directions
1. C ut flowers when they are dry and cool.
2. C hoose flowers that are firm but only half
open. Full bloom flowers tend to lose their
petals.
3. P osition flowers and petals sparsely on the
drying racks and base.
4. D ry for 8-10 hours until flowers are brittle.
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Potpourri
To make potpourri: use handful of flowers,
blossoms and petals and combine with 3-
4 drops of perfumed oil e.g. tea rose or
lavender.
Preparation Directions
1. A rrange flowers, blossoms and petals
sparsely on the Drying Racks and Base.
2. D ry for 6-8 hours.
3. P lace in a large air-tight glass container
with 3-4 drops of perfumed oil, to enliven
the fragrance. After a month, shake
the petals or sprinkle more oil into the
container.