Use apples, peaches, pears or nectarines to make this yummy dried candy. The fruit can be canned, which is well drained. Use mashed or pureed fruit. Two methods work well.

First is the blender way. Peel and core fruit, blend until smooth, then cook 5 minutes in a saucepan over moderate heat.

Second is the freeze-defrost method. In advance, peel and core fruit and place it wrapped in the freezer. Remove from freezer an hour before using. Cook in a saucepan, mashing with fork as you go. Cook for 5-10 minutes. If very watery, drain. While cooking, add 1 teaspoon honey for each piece of fruit you are using. (Cook the different fruits separately, although you can cook 1 piece or a dozen of the same type at one time.)

Lay out clear plastic wrap on a cookie sheet. Use 1 piece for each piece of fruit you have cooked. Spoon mixture onto the wrap, staying away from its edge. Spread as thin as possible. If you spread another piece of plastic wrap over the mixture and press down with a wide spatula, it helps to make it evenly thin. Be sure to remove this top sheet of plastic before drying.

Place the tray in the oven (at night) which is turned on to its lowest possible heat or with just the pilot light on, and leave overnight, 6 to 8 hours. The plastic wrap will not melt. If it is dry by breakfast, remove from the oven and roll up the plastic wrap (with the dried fruit) as if it were a jelly roll. THEN PEEL AND EAT! It will last several months this way.