PickyJaz wrote:
>
> Can buying fresh crans now while they're easily in-season available,
> then immedaitely fresh-freezing them by the bag for use through the
> year cause any loss of quality? As soon as I see them in the grocer
> each year, I buy a dozen or so bags to make the family CBSauce with
> for all, freeze that in half-quart containers, and take them to
> daughter's on Thanksgiving morning. So I know that works just fine,
> but is there to be any thaw-out quality loss if freezing fresh,
> uncooked berries to use for cobblers and such throughout the year?

I've never frozen any cranberries, but aren't
you supposed to blanch them before freezing to stop
enzymatic activity?

Mark Thorson wrote:

> PickyJaz wrote:
>>
>> Can buying fresh crans now while they're easily in-season available,
>> then immedaitely fresh-freezing them by the bag for use through the
>> year cause any loss of quality? As soon as I see them in the grocer
>> each year, I buy a dozen or so bags to make the family CBSauce with
>> for all, freeze that in half-quart containers, and take them to
>> daughter's on Thanksgiving morning. So I know that works just fine,
>> but is there to be any thaw-out quality loss if freezing fresh,
>> uncooked berries to use for cobblers and such throughout the year?
>
> I've never frozen any cranberries, but aren't
> you supposed to blanch them before freezing to stop
> enzymatic activity?



Naw, I just throw the bags in the freezer (sometimes in a Ziploc if I know
they'll be in there for a whiles...), they're just fine...

I got eight bags in the freezer now, I got a good deal on them @ 49 cents
per bag recently. Some will be used for cranberry bread, some will be made
into cranberry relish...cranberry relish goes great with BBQ pork, etc. for
summer cook-outs.


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Greg