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Didn’t you read the community rule that said no personal attacks haha
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 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.
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.
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.
If only such a technology were within our grasp
Some things you should only eat when they’re in season near you…
Fresh picked berries are good for about 2 days in the fridge. It’s a wonder they ever get them to last longer, really.
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.
My understanding is that irradiation can keep fruit fresh longer, so I have a suggestion:
The berries will stay fresh for the rest of your life
Is that a berry juice press? /j
Oh shit the screwdriver slippe-
Frozen raspberries ftw
femboises?
You have one more try.
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.
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.
Use within a day and a half or else
Jokes on you, my fridge only contains condiments and a pair of cold packs in the freezer.
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.
Saskatoon berry, or Service berries, make great pies.
Now that sounds like an autumn plan
Make sure your fridge temp is on the lower end (40 or less) and you can extend their life a few days.
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.
Freedom units.
(I assumed that was appropriate cause I thought Driscoll was North America)
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.
Make sure your fridge temp is on the lower end (40 or less)
Well, I guess it’s technically true that your fridge should be below 40 degrees…
I’ve got some blackberries from Saturday and I’m scared now.
Should have bought a gerbil instead.
Instructions unclear. Gerbil doesn’t fit in mouth.
See here
Yeah? Well, this says otherwise
Grandpa Nurgle that you?
