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Raspberry question, kind of "what to do with them"

AlbeAlbe Posts: 135
edited September 2021 in Fruit & veg

With the raspberry plants I have now, I get daily just a little handful to add to  yogurt etc. Absolutely perfect.
But I'm greedy, and I still free space in the garden. So let's say my daily harvest next year doubles, this will be too big to consume daily fresh, and still too little to make jams.
Can I freeze raspberries for a few days/weeks, so once I accumulated plenty I thaw them and make a large amount of jam?

Should I wash them before freezing? Or after? Or maybe no need at all since with jam making they will cook at high temperature for a long time so kill all bacteria etc?

Or any other suggestion?
Thanks,

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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I open freeze any soft fruit from our garden,goes in sealed plastic bag,if there's enough, yes jam. You'd be surprised how many   kg you need. I don't ever wash soft fruit
  • StephenSouthwestStephenSouthwest Posts: 635
    I quite like a few frozen raspberries on my cereal...and you can keep them frozen for many months.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I freeze mine on trays and now have enough soft fruits in the freezer to last until next summer's harvest. Still got plenty of autumn raspberries coming atm.
    I very rarely wash any berries before freezing.
    I fill a small glass (whiskey tumbler) with frozen berries in the evening and leave in the fridge, they're just about defrosted in time for my porridge the next morning.

    The only berries I don't freeze are blueberries as they seem to lose almost all of their perfume and flavour once frozen, and it's no chore to eat loads of blueberries fresh from the plant :)

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I open freeze as well, got enough raspberries and rhubarb until next season. 
    I usually throw some of the rhubarb away as I get fed up with it.  I’m thinning out the plants next year,  or in the winter. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    If I'm planning on Jam I just bung them in a bag or even a bowl and into the freezer.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve just put some frozen raspberries in a dish and put sponge cake mixture on top,  we’ll have it with custard later.   Looks and smells delicious. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Frozen rasps added to porridge is my favourite  :)
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  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I do wash berries because there is always the possibility of bird poo, dust and little grubs which I prefer not to eat. I let the berries dry on kitchen towel and freeze them on trays so that I can take out just as many as I want to use. They are great for cooking, putting into trifles or similar, but never as good as fresh for just eating on their own.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    If I could see bird poo on the berries I wouldn't pick them,it's pretty distinct,but people pick wild berries that dog's have likely peed on. Fairy,do you mean you actually eat the berries still frozen? I often have a smoothie for breakfast.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    If you put some berries in your porridge  they instantly melt. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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