Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:19:47 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:

>> For some reason I've had a little fruit craving, and a bag of frozen
>> fruit caught my eye at Costco. It was the peach slice I spied that
>> got me. Now it's a big bag of frozen fruit lump as it thawed a bit
>> on the way home and glued themselves together in my freezer.
>>
>> Nothing like hacking off a chunk of something for breakfast.

> I have had that problem with frozen berry blends. Drives me nuts. I
> have tried several remedies, each successful in a way, but it depends
> on how the fruit is to be used.
>
> If I am making a fruit filling for something such as aebelskiver, I
> separate a hunk-o'-fruit and put it in a ziplock, at which point I
> wham it against the counter top a few times.

(laugh) I just saw this.

> If I am using the fruit for pies or muffin, I separate a chunk, then
> let it defrost in a strainer, catching the juice in a bowl underneath.
> You might try this for a night-before-the-morning-of-use sort of
> thing.

I separated a chunk and put it into a container and left it out
for hours. I didn't know that fruit has some magical stay-frozen
properties, geez. Too bad it didn't stay that way on the way home
from Costco!

> I realize that a big problem is separating a chunk from the mass, but
> you'd be surprised at how handy a mallet and large screwdriver can be
> in the kitchen.

Who knew!

> So generally, are the frozen fruit blends with peaches any good? I
> have only used mixed berries.

I like it. The peaches certainly survived being frozen better than
the berries did. This mix also has melon balls.

I didn't expect it would thaw and be anything like fruit salad, so
I was fine with it. I think it would be great stuff if someone was
looking to make fruit smoothies.

> Well, I have also used frozen
> strawberries, but the old fashioned kind, with an end cap you try off
> with a can punch and are laden with sugary goodness. I used to eat
> them with half & half poured over. No wonder I was a fat kid.

Heh. Hey, it's better than being fat because you ate Twinkies
or something along those lines.

nancy