dimanche 23 août 2015

Understanding How To Freeze Peaches

By Shawn Hunter


These are a type of fruits that are seasonally grown in the middle of the month of June and also in September. That is the time when they become ripe. However they are of two varieties and each comes with its own period. Their sweetness also varies depending on the type and the month of the year when they were ready for consumption. They are good to health just like any other fruit since they also contain vitamins in their flesh. That is how to freeze peaches and the benefits associated with it.

The steps to be followed to do this are very easy to follow them. When the winter comes and you get them from the freezer, they taste better than before. There is need to make a selection of the right one in order to consume less sugar when compared to those that are bought. You can pack them with either very light or medium syrup of sugar. Alternatively, they can be packed in juice from white grapes, water or apple juice.

The skin on each of the fruit is slit by use of a knife that is very sharp. An X that is shallow is made. This is meant to give a room for expansion when blanching is done. To blanch, you will have to get water that is boiling inside a pot. Get a large bowl and should be filled with water that has been frozen. Lower the fruits into the water that is boiling for thirty seconds to one minute.

There is need to have the equipments for use as well as the ingredients ready with you. Make a list of what I required before you start following the procedure. For this instance, the first thing you require is the fruit to be canned. Have a jar funnel ready, a pot that is large enough to help handle what you have, ladles and spoons which are quite large. Have a food sealer that does not allow air inside or alternatively a Ziploc bags used for freezing. A fruit juice may be used instead of sugar.

This time now the fruits are ready for freezing. There are a number of methods that you can use. Water pack is one of them. A freezer container is packed with the pieces and half an inch is left for pints. Water is poured over the fruits while maintaining the head space that is specified.

Get off the tips and using a sharp dagger cut it into half. Gently twist each piece to trace the pit. Force it out using the knife. After that, you can slice them to obtain many pieces that you will pack in the container or even the vacuum bag that will be used to store them.

Next, get to know the number of peaches that are need and from where they will be obtained from. In case they are grown in the farm, you may pick and if that not the case the go to the nearest grocery and purchase. Five of them that are in good sizes can make a single quart. Beware of the markets with fake farmers who just happen to run warehouses for grocery stores.

There is water pack, syrup pack and sugar pack. When the choice made is that of using syrup, there is need to prepare it and the content needed is water and sugar. The rest are much easier to use and cheaply available. You need water, sugar, sauce pan and a source of heating. Mix the water and the sugar together on the pan and start to heat until foam is made. Turn off the heat or get it from the place and skim the froth. Half a cup is ideal for two fruits.




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