Nesco FD-1040 Manuel télécharger pdf (Page 37)

• Remove remaining flowers by carefully pouring off desiccant, letting it fall slowly through

your fingers, catching each flower and carefully removing it by its stem. Stand preserved

flowers in a block of flower foam until arranged.

• Store in airtight tins until ready to use. In humid climates, protect loose-petal flowers

with a light application of finishing spray to prevent moisture absorption.

Dried Apple Wreath

Supplies:

Mod Podge sealer (available in craft supply stores)

brush

1500 mgs. vitamin C (dissolved in 1 gallon of water or lemon or pineapple juice.)

8 or more apples (depending on the size of wreath)

hot glue gun & glue sticks

styrofoam wreath

grapevines

straw

cardboard

ribbon

thin wire

baby's breath

cinnamon sticks

Slice apples into 1/8 inch uniform slices. A meat slicer, apple slicer, or potato slicer results in

even slices (do not core apples since the core forms an attractive star shape when dried).

As you slice each apple, immediately place slices in a solution of pineapple or lemon juice

and water (50/50 mix) or vitamin C and water solution. Soak apples 10 minutes, drain, and

place on trays to dry. They will take 4 to 8 hours to dry. Remove apples when they are leather

like with no pockets of moisture, but before they become crisp.

Secure a hanging device on the back of the styrofoam wreath form. Working a small area at a

time from the outside in, squeeze a line of glue on the outside edge, place an apple slice, keep

repeating, over-lapping the slices slightly for a more full look. Continue around the outer half of

the wreath form, until the row is completed. Repeat process with the inside row, until there are

2 rows of apples side by side. When apples are glued in place, seal with Mod Podge on both

sides of the wreath, one side at a time. Add a ribbon bow and any other decorative touches.

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