Big find while walking in the woods, cheap offer in the supermarket, lush yields in the garden? There are several ways to get lots of blackberries. There are also several ways to store them correctly or to render them unusable without knowing. How do blackberries stay edible?
How do I store blackberries correctly?
Blackberries that you do not use on the day of harvest or purchase, putunwashedin the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator. At0 to 2 °C they stay fresh for up to seven days. You can freeze or preserve larger quantities.
Why shouldn't blackberries be washed before storage?
Blackberries should be clean before they are eaten. However, washing may only be done immediately beforehand. If you wash blackberries before storing them in the refrigerator, they can spoil more quickly. This is because the thin skin of the fruit is easily damaged when washing. Mold can spread more easily, especially if they are stored wet.
How long do frozen blackberries last?
Frozen blackberries can be stored in the freezerat least 12 months. This is a good way to bridge the entire berry-free period in the garden. When freezing blackberries, follow these steps:
- Put blackberries in water
- wash carefully
- sort out damaged berries
- Remove stems
- Let the berries dry on kitchen paper
- spread out on a tray and pre-freeze
- then pack in portions
How do I recognize bad or spoiled blackberries?
Take a closer look at the blackberries and smell them too. Pressed spots,Juice lossand an unpleasantsmellcan be signs that the fruit has spoiled. If mold is already visible, the situation is clear.
Can I preserve blackberries?
You can use the he althy blackberries to make a fruit spread, liqueur or rum pot, for example. You can also use the berries as a cake topping and freeze the finished cake. Blackberries are also suitable for juicing. When heated and bottled, the juice has a shelf life of one year. Of course, you can also simply preserve blackberries in jars.
How does the vinegar trick work for longer shelf life?
Vinegar helps kill harmful germs, especially mold spores. This is how the vinegar trick works: Fresh blackberries are added to avinegar mixturemade from one part vinegar and three parts lukewarm water. Aftera few minutes they are washed with water and spread out on kitchen paper to dry. After drying, they are stored in the refrigerator in a tray lined with kitchen paper.
Tip
For snacking, only pick really ripe blackberries
Unripe blackberries no longer ripen even at room temperature. Therefore, only pick ripe fruits that you can recognize because they are deep black and can be easily separated from the stem.
