Why rinse in vinegar water? And what is the ratio? I’m glad to know if this will help 🙂 I rinse and try to freeze raspberries but they always are falling apart… any hints?
Jessica
Vinegar has anti-bacterial properties. I don’t have a scientific measurement. I just spray them generously and then rinse. Raspberries are very fragile. I don’t have tricks for those.
FishMama
Make cherry pies and freeze them! Or just pit and freeze the cherries to make a pie later. Sour cherries are perfect for pie. I can't find them cheap, so I used sweet cherries last year: http://www.goodcheapeats.com/2009/07/sweet-cherry-pie.html Just use more sugar. Yum!
Anonymous
I too need something to do w/ Bing cherries…my neighbor talked me into a diet this week, south beach, whch does not allow fruit for the 1st 2 weeks, but, hate to waste…any suggestions???
Thanks, Christy
Anonymous
Does anyone know what to do with sour cherries? We moved to a place with two sour cherry trees but I'm not sure how to preserve. Any suggestions?
Dani
Like you I buy my fresh on sale… and really stock up when in season. I freeze similar to you. I let the strawberries ripen as much as possible before freezing… yummm. We use them in pancakes, smoothies, for fruit syrup you name it. Next year I plan to pick and make homemade jam but we ran out of time this year.
Leslie
Thanks for the vinegar water rinse link! I just got free blueberries from publix, but I'm leaving town tomorrow for a week, and was planning to freeze them! Now I know how! Hooray for procrastinating yesterday and not getting around to it!!Both of your blogs are great! Thanks so much!
Steph
Sandee – I also use my frozen fruit for baked goods that use fruit – like banana bread or strawberry muffins. No need to wait for them to be over ripe! I stock up on fresh seasonal fruit & veggies and freeze whatever we can't use right away. Just posted about my favorite freezing method yesterday.
Duck's Mom
Sandee, you could puree them and use them in yogurt as well. Or on ice cream. or even baby food (which is how i fed both of my boys fresh fruits in the middle of winter).
Anne
I always thought California was more expensive! I'm very jealous of your prices, there is absolutely no way I could ever get strawberries at .88/lb here. Right now, this week, the best deal around here is 5.99 for a 4lb box. That is actually an awesome deal for my area. I picked my own raspberries for 2.99/lb and I thought that was an amazing price for raspberries. Only a very few fruits get to $1/lb around here, and that's only VERY occasionally. If I had that target price, we'd NEVER eat fruit. My target price is $2/lb or less. (Or $1/pc for things like mangos and avocado) Anyway, I've been freezing a lot around here, too, as much as I can in my small freezer! And Sandee, I like to use frozen fruit in baked goods and stuff like pancakes. You can also make ice cream sauces and pancake/waffle syrup with the frozen fruit.
Sandee
I have been wanting to do this. but other than smoothies and milkshakes, which aren't popular at our house (except for momma) what else can you use them for?
Carrie
i usually buy my fresh but my freezer is tiny and disfunctional (9 inches wide with a broken ice maker and two broken shelves) so if it's the off season and i need some i'll usually buy a frozen bag then. i just don't have the space to store much.
Holly
Why rinse in vinegar water? And what is the ratio? I’m glad to know if this will help 🙂 I rinse and try to freeze raspberries but they always are falling apart… any hints?
Jessica
Vinegar has anti-bacterial properties. I don’t have a scientific measurement. I just spray them generously and then rinse. Raspberries are very fragile. I don’t have tricks for those.
FishMama
Make cherry pies and freeze them! Or just pit and freeze the cherries to make a pie later. Sour cherries are perfect for pie. I can't find them cheap, so I used sweet cherries last year: http://www.goodcheapeats.com/2009/07/sweet-cherry-pie.html Just use more sugar. Yum!
Anonymous
I too need something to do w/ Bing cherries…my neighbor talked me into a diet this week, south beach, whch does not allow fruit for the 1st 2 weeks, but, hate to waste…any suggestions???
Thanks,
Christy
Anonymous
Does anyone know what to do with sour cherries? We moved to a place with two sour cherry trees but I'm not sure how to preserve. Any suggestions?
Dani
Like you I buy my fresh on sale… and really stock up when in season. I freeze similar to you. I let the strawberries ripen as much as possible before freezing… yummm. We use them in pancakes, smoothies, for fruit syrup you name it. Next year I plan to pick and make homemade jam but we ran out of time this year.
Leslie
Thanks for the vinegar water rinse link! I just got free blueberries from publix, but I'm leaving town tomorrow for a week, and was planning to freeze them! Now I know how! Hooray for procrastinating yesterday and not getting around to it!!Both of your blogs are great! Thanks so much!
Steph
Sandee – I also use my frozen fruit for baked goods that use fruit – like banana bread or strawberry muffins. No need to wait for them to be over ripe!
I stock up on fresh seasonal fruit & veggies and freeze whatever we can't use right away. Just posted about my favorite freezing method yesterday.
Duck's Mom
Sandee, you could puree them and use them in yogurt as well. Or on ice cream. or even baby food (which is how i fed both of my boys fresh fruits in the middle of winter).
Anne
I always thought California was more expensive! I'm very jealous of your prices, there is absolutely no way I could ever get strawberries at .88/lb here. Right now, this week, the best deal around here is 5.99 for a 4lb box. That is actually an awesome deal for my area. I picked my own raspberries for 2.99/lb and I thought that was an amazing price for raspberries. Only a very few fruits get to $1/lb around here, and that's only VERY occasionally. If I had that target price, we'd NEVER eat fruit. My target price is $2/lb or less. (Or $1/pc for things like mangos and avocado) Anyway, I've been freezing a lot around here, too, as much as I can in my small freezer! And Sandee, I like to use frozen fruit in baked goods and stuff like pancakes. You can also make ice cream sauces and pancake/waffle syrup with the frozen fruit.
Sandee
I have been wanting to do this. but other than smoothies and milkshakes, which aren't popular at our house (except for momma) what else can you use them for?
Carrie
i usually buy my fresh but my freezer is tiny and disfunctional (9 inches wide with a broken ice maker and two broken shelves) so if it's the off season and i need some i'll usually buy a frozen bag then. i just don't have the space to store much.