I'm planning on canning some strawberry lemonade concentrate and boy howdy the strawberries hate me. So far the ones we looked at were sad. So we look again!
I mean, they’re shipping this stuff halfway around the world so that you can get a summer fruit in the dead of winter. Some produce is much easier to preserve than others; apples and oranges can have their ripening arrested using nitrogen and controlled atmosphere. Others can be picked green and ripen on the way (bananas). But with some fruits like raspberries, not a whole lot can be done besides refrigeration. Those berries have lots of nooks and crannies for bacteria and spores to nuzzle in and proliferate. If they could figure out a way to make those berries last longer, believe me they would. They end up throwing away a lot because they rot on the shelves, costing them a lot of money.
Not saying your experience is wrong just that it's the complete opposite from mine. There's a handful of berry pickers in my household, including myself, and they can last well over a week in the fridge. Probably two at a minimum. I've done this with blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and elderberries.
I always soak them when I get back and remove all debris and bugs. Then I will go about letting them dry then refrigerate in an airtight container
That's wild. I have four rows of raspberry plants in my backyard I inherited, so I pick nearly every day in August and September. They're still edible after 2 days, but they're slightly discolored and soft. Two weeks they would mold for sure, even with the wash and dry. So I either eat them or jam them pretty quickly.
Not saying your experience is wrong either, maybe they're a completely different variety.
40 is a little on the high side, ideal temp is to have it a hair above 32. 18 to 20 is literally a freezer, and if your stuff is not freezing at that temperature, your fridge is lying.
It's nearly berry season here in northern Europe we have some new ones we've never tried coming this year too. Honey berry and Saskatoon. If you have space for a pot of something give it a go.
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kibiz0r@midwest.social · 71 pts · 114d
RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 114d
I'm planning on canning some strawberry lemonade concentrate and boy howdy the strawberries hate me. So far the ones we looked at were sad. So we look again!
BucketBong@p.hobo.social · 39 pts · 114d
I dont know wtf driscolls does at their farms, but so much of their produce comes in rotten or going in the next 5 minutes.
You look at one of their products wrong and it rots.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · 53 pts · 114d
I mean, they’re shipping this stuff halfway around the world so that you can get a summer fruit in the dead of winter. Some produce is much easier to preserve than others; apples and oranges can have their ripening arrested using nitrogen and controlled atmosphere. Others can be picked green and ripen on the way (bananas). But with some fruits like raspberries, not a whole lot can be done besides refrigeration. Those berries have lots of nooks and crannies for bacteria and spores to nuzzle in and proliferate. If they could figure out a way to make those berries last longer, believe me they would. They end up throwing away a lot because they rot on the shelves, costing them a lot of money.
TRBoom@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 114d
I think if we mash the berries down into a paste it would eliminate a lot of those nooks.
And Then!
And then we can heat up the paste to pasteurize it and seal it in a can or jar to keep it sterile. I bet it would be shelf stable too.
Then we can just eat the paste.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 113d
If only such a technology were within our grasp
freebee@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 114d
Some things you should only eat when they're in season near you...
PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 114d
Fresh picked berries are good for about 2 days in the fridge. It's a wonder they ever get them to last longer, really.
rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 113d
Not saying your experience is wrong just that it's the complete opposite from mine. There's a handful of berry pickers in my household, including myself, and they can last well over a week in the fridge. Probably two at a minimum. I've done this with blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and elderberries. I always soak them when I get back and remove all debris and bugs. Then I will go about letting them dry then refrigerate in an airtight container
PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 113d
That's wild. I have four rows of raspberry plants in my backyard I inherited, so I pick nearly every day in August and September. They're still edible after 2 days, but they're slightly discolored and soft. Two weeks they would mold for sure, even with the wash and dry. So I either eat them or jam them pretty quickly.
Not saying your experience is wrong either, maybe they're a completely different variety.
myotheraccount@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 114d
Frozen raspberries ftw
GraniteM@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 114d
My understanding is that irradiation can keep fruit fresh longer, so I have a suggestion:
Agent641@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 113d
The berries will stay fresh for the rest of your life
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 114d
Oh shit the screwdriver slippe-
Hupf@feddit.org · 2 pts · 113d
Is that a berry juice press? /j
tr0xy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 114d
femboises?
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 114d
You have one more try.
Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 113d
Fembrosies
degen@midwest.social · 11 pts · 114d
Use within a day and a half or else
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 114d
I've sometimes got raspberries that are mouldy later on in the day after buying them.
I gave up and started getting frozen ones. They're cheaper too.
BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social · 11 pts · 114d
I'm getting five plus days out of my current batch of Driscoll's raspberries from Aldi.
I've had that short life issue with them in the past, but this last couple months they've lasted well for some unknown reason.
errer@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 114d
Make sure your fridge temp is on the lower end (40 or less) and you can extend their life a few days.
Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 114d
I might be wrong, but if your fridge has 40 degrees, then there must be something wrong with it. Even in my room I have only 18 to 20 degrees.
errer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 114d
Freedom units.
(I assumed that was appropriate cause I thought Driscoll was North America)
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 113d
40 is a little on the high side, ideal temp is to have it a hair above 32. 18 to 20 is literally a freezer, and if your stuff is not freezing at that temperature, your fridge is lying.
Zagorath@quokk.au · 6 pts · 114d
Well, I guess it's technically true that your fridge should be below 40 degrees...
sirico@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 113d
It's nearly berry season here in northern Europe we have some new ones we've never tried coming this year too. Honey berry and Saskatoon. If you have space for a pot of something give it a go.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 113d
Saskatoon berry, or Service berries, make great pies.
sirico@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 113d
Now that sounds like an autumn plan
piconaut@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 113d
Should have bought a gerbil instead.
smeenz@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 113d
Instructions unclear. Gerbil doesn't fit in mouth.
piconaut@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 113d
See here
smeenz@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 113d
Yeah? Well, this says otherwise
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 2 pts · 113d
Grandpa Nurgle that you?
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 113d
I’ve got some blackberries from Saturday and I’m scared now.
criticon@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 114d
I got some containers from Costco for salads and berries and they do extend the life of the stuff
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 113d
Jokes on you, you're already dirty.
TheMadBeagle@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 111d
Didn't you read the community rule that said no personal attacks haha
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 113d
Jokes on you, my fridge only contains condiments and a pair of cold packs in the freezer.