August 2015

This year, August is especially hot and humid. We are witnessing temperatures that I have not seen in my lifetime: 52C and even higher! The heat wave is no longer a wave, it has settled in for the entire month. What is happening? We at Minnie's have had to suspend work for a few days as the temperatures soar above 50C. I recall stopping for a few days in winter too because of inclement weather. But I guess this is the price to pay when we rely and work with just the weather to bring you clean solar dried unprocessed food.

Everything is suffering under this hot sky. The green parakeets, the pigeons and doves have all retired to cooler places, the plants are wilting under the oppressive heat and humidity, the schefflera's leaves are dry and brown, the fruit arent ripening on time although the temperature exceeds its norms. The water in the canals and hoses is too hot to use, the land is too hot to work, and the nights bring no relief from this heat. It is hotter in Egypt than in Muscat Oman!

Nonetheless, we do have three new items this month: the pears have finally come in and are drying nicely. Earlier this month, we have dried a few batches of Agami figs. We stopped now though because their natural sweetness with that intense heat caramelized our last batch. It tastes really good, but it has turned very dark.  The raisins are going to be great this year, as we dried seedless red and green grapes. And as soon as the heat lets up, we will start with the mango. 

So click on the Price List tab and see what is available now and enjoy Minnies Dried Fruits at the Sahel on the beach or at home . And dont forget to add our soup mix to your favorite tomato sauce and salad dressing this summer.

Bil Hana