On 6/8/2011 10:54 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> I've become fond of blueberries this Spring. They're pretty inexpensive
> at Trader Joe's - been paying $7 for 2 pounds - and I'd like to be able
> to have them when they're out of season. Thus, a few questions:
>
> Can I freeze them? I assume the procedure would be: freeze on a cookie
> sheet or similar, double bag, store in freezer. If that's not right,
> please correct me. How long would they last?
>
> What are they good for and not good for once thawed? I've been having
> them with other fruit and some of my homemade almond butter, all stirred
> in a bowl. Mushy blueberries would do fine for this - not as good as
> fresh ones, I'm sure, but they'd be good enough.
>
> Can you bake with them, e.g., could you make blueberry scones with
> frozen blueberries, and would you thaw them first or just put them into
> the batter frozen?
>
> Fruit smoothies - we know they'll be fine there.
>
> Any other suggestions and "education" appreciated on this subject, e.g.,
> if the whole thing is too much trouble and I just ought to look for
> frozen blueberries in the grocery store.
>
I think frozen blueberries are fine outside the blueberry season. I still
remember my grandfather who used to gather his own blueberries on the moors
in Northern England, announcing with great joy that he had found frozen
blueberries in the supermarket. By the way, Grandpa who was a coal
miner, knew more about country crafts and foraging than anyone I have
ever known.


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James Silverton, Potomac

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