Raspberries.....?

[Bill Katt]

Don't know if this is the best place to ask this or not but I figure someone here will know.
What's the best way to keep fresh picked raspberries from going bad?
Leave them out on the counter?
Put them in the fridge?
put them in the freezer?

I ask because my son loves raspberries but he's down in Fla. at the moment. I just picked a bunch of them and want them to last for another 3 weeks at least so that he can have them when he gets home.
Thanks all for any help/suggestions.

 

[M1911]

They won't last 3 weeks on the counter or fridge. Freezer maybe?

 

[Acme.Armament]

Use a vacum packer and just be careful how much it squeezes before you seal the bag.

 

[boilermaker]

They won't last 3 weeks on the counter or fridge. Freezer maybe?

this is correct, freezer is your only shot. Never tried though so no pointers to add.

 

[Stryker]

for 3 weeks you will need to freeze them

How to freeze berries to use later (directions, recipe, with photos and free)
(covers raspberries too)

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for 3 weeks you will need to freeze them

http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingblueberries.htm
(covers raspberries too)

 

[Bill Katt]

for 3 weeks you will need to freeze them

How to freeze berries to use later (directions, recipe, with photos and free)
(covers raspberries too)

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for 3 weeks you will need to freeze them

How to freeze berries to use later (directions, recipe, with photos and free)
(covers raspberries too)

Thanks, good info!

Thanks to the rest of you too....I love how fast people reply on NES.

 

[Acme.Armament]

Sam's Club and Kohl's usually have good prices on them. Buy an extra box os bags when you are there.

 

[Steve Marshall]

Eat them and pick some more in 3 weeks.

 

[Archilochus]

Dehydrate 'em?
Not very good for just eating, but great for adding to stuff.

 

[Bill Katt]

Eat them and pick some more in 3 weeks.

I don't care much for them. I'm waiting for the Blackberries to come in. Plus they might be gone by then. Not sure how long they'll stick around.

Dehydrate 'em?
Not very good for just eating, but great for adding to stuff.

Another good idea, thanks.

 

[coastie]

We freeze them. Put them on a cookie sheet in the freezer until they are frozen solid and then dump them in a freezer bag. Do not wash them first. Ideally when you take then out you leave the bag in the freezer and just scoop out what you need. We have found that it is difficult to vac seal even the frozen ones as they can get crushed by the bag. We keep them for up to a year that way. Might keep longer but we toss them to the chickens when we get the next crop in.

 

[Bill Katt]

We freeze them. Put them on a cookie sheet in the freezer until they are frozen solid and then dump them in a freezer bag. Do not wash them first. Ideally when you take then out you leave the bag in the freezer and just scoop out what you need. We have found that it is difficult to vac seal even the frozen ones as they can get crushed by the bag. We keep them for up to a year that way. Might keep longer but we toss them to the chickens when we get the next crop in.

I already froze them by using the directions linked above. It's the same thing that you do except they do get washed. Why don't you wash them?

 

[[cerberus]]

Freeze them using dry ice, they won't turn to mush when you thaw them.

If you vacuum seal them put them in a low profile tupperware to keep them from crushing.

 

[coastie]

I already froze them by using the directions linked above. It's the same thing that you do except they do get washed. Why don't you wash them?

I dont want any more water on the berries that will freeze. If we do wash them we make sure they are dry before we freeze them. I tihnk the extra ice/water can affect the taste.

 

[namedpipes]

Don't know if this is the best place to ask this or not but I figure someone here will know.
What's the best way to keep fresh picked raspberries from going bad?
Leave them out on the counter?
Put them in the fridge?
put them in the freezer?

I ask because my son loves raspberries but he's down in Fla. at the moment. I just picked a bunch of them and want them to last for another 3 weeks at least so that he can have them when he gets home.
Thanks all for any help/suggestions.

I'll be over to help eat the raspberries. And the blackberries.

 

[minininjer]

I'll be over to help eat the raspberries. And the blackberries.

+1

 

[namedpipes]

+1

I don't know if you've ever gone burying, but at your size you can easily slip between raspberry stalks that would defeet me.

 

[minininjer]

I don't know if you've ever gone burying, but at your size you can easily slip between raspberry stalks that would defeet me.

What do you know about my size?

 

[namedpipes]

What do you know about my size?

 

[minininjer]

ok, fine, you got me

 

[Bill Katt]

I dont want any more water on the berries that will freeze. If we do wash them we make sure they are dry before we freeze them. I tihnk the extra ice/water can affect the taste.

Ahhh...OK. I let them dry pretty well before freezing them. Hopefully they'll be ok.

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LMFAO!!

 

[MisterHappy]

Along the same vein:

I have some "Volunteer" black raspberries, and I want to propagate the plants - they are hardy enough to just show up, and seemed to bear well, especially as they were free.

Has anyone done cuttings, or layerings, or what with them. I've done some google-fu, but first-hand answers are better.

 

[coastie]

Along the same vein:

I have some "Volunteer" black raspberries, and I want to propagate the plants - they are hardy enough to just show up, and seemed to bear well, especially as they were free.

Has anyone done cuttings, or layerings, or what with them. I've done some google-fu, but first-hand answers are better.

They will propagate on their own and you will be over run.

 

[M1911]

They will propagate on their own and you will be over run.

And the downside is?

 

[Bill Katt]

They will propagate on their own and you will be over run.

This^ Just make sure that you put them in a nice sunny spot that you don't mind losing to them.

 

[MisterHappy]

Well, I want to relocate a bunch, as opposed to letting nature take its course. Right now, they are trying to get into my pool ....just like everyone else today!

 

[Archilochus]

Along the same vein:

I have some "Volunteer" black raspberries, and I want to propagate the plants - they are hardy enough to just show up, and seemed to bear well, especially as they were free.

Has anyone done cuttings, or layerings, or what with them. I've done some google-fu, but first-hand answers are better.

They're very rugged & hard to kill - just dig some of the extras and plant them where you want them.
Keep transplants well-watered until established.