Everett Griner talks about home preserving foods increasing in today’s Agri View.
Home Preserving
From: Preserving Food at Home
brought to you by the National Center for Home Food Preservation, hosted by the University of Georgia ®
It’s Berry Season!
Another way to preserve our delicate, hand-picked berries is by freezing. Now we can start thinking about future pies, cereal toppings, or a quick, refreshing smoothie.
A tray pack works well to help maintain the shape of each individual berry and keeps them easy to remove from the container and separate from each other. This method is called a tray pack because after rinsing the berries, you spread them in a single layer on a shallow tray (like a cookie sheet), then carefully lift the tray into the freezer without causing berries to touch each other. As soon as they freeze, seal the berries in an airtight container and place them back into the freezer so they don’t get freezer burn.