They dry really fast and make a good filler for soups. I grate and freeze some too, but I dry more. Cuz you know...what else are you going to do with 50 zucchini when all your neighbors have been locking their car doors!we usually grate and freeze our zucchini--never tried drying it
The ones that were being removed are the blue kinds you put mail in to be sent, not the kinds at your house you take mail out of.
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I hope that you feel better soon.