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?
> ...Picky


They'll be mushy when they are thawed, but if you're cooking them
anyway it shouldn't matter to the flavor.

Any berry or food with lots of liquid in it will get mushy when
thawed because freezing ruptures the cell walls and the moisture
escapes when thawed.

gloria p