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Orange juice preservation by chemical presevatives
How much Sodium Benzoate should I add to preserve 200ml of Orange juice?
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How long can fruit macerate in the fridge?
I have begun to macerate pitted cherries in sugar and lemon juice. Due to some issues, I've had to leave them macerating for 2 days before I cook & can them for jam.
Will the macerated fruit be ...
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Fruit leather sticking to parchment paper
Having some trouble making strawberry fruit leather for the first time. I'm pureeing frozen strawberries in orange juice then spreading the puree on parchment paper that I put on a pan. I then put it ...
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White efflorescence on home-dried prunes
After a year or so of storage in ZipLoc bags in the fridge, my home-dried prunes have developed a bit of whitish crust. At first I thought it was mold, but it seems like a crystalline efflorescence, ...
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Freezing fresh juices
I'm currently into fresh-juicing fruits using my auger juicer and, soon, hydraulic press.
After a while I've realized that it's ridiculous to bring the equipment in and out, and slice my way through ...
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Does anyone pre-juice their fruit juice for sale?
I would like to know if there are stores out there that that pre-juice their fruit juices on the eve of sale, perhaps for 24-hours only since juicing. Have they been successful? What are the methods ...
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Best way to remove seeds when making jam and still have it called jam
When making jams and/or preserves using berries, sometimes you want the jam to be seedless (especially when using raspberries or blackberries). I know often times people use a food mill or strain the ...
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Decoration food long-term preservation
I need to preserve some fruits (raisins, figs, pomegranates, and dates), in tiny bottles, so they last for years.
I don't mind ruining the food, as it will anyway not be used for eating.
I can fill ...
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Keeping ripe pears for canning later
I picked my pears Labor day weekend like I always do but when I went to can them the following weekend only about 1/4 of them were ripe. Now the rest are all very ripe and there is no way I can get to ...
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How long should I mature my mincemeat before making Mince Pies?
Having decided on the spur of the moment to make Mince Pies with home-made mincemeat (a mixture of chopped fruit, distilled spirits, spices, and fat), I'm wondering if I really should leave the fruit ...
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Plum preserving/storage method that tastes like plums, not prunes (I just picked 30 lbs)
I just did some neighborhood foraging and picked 30 pounds of red plums. They are delicious, but even I will have trouble eating them all this week.
Last year we made jam/preserves but it ended up ...
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Which type of blueberry for making jam?
If I want to make blueberry jam, which type of blueberry should I use?
I just bought a pack of blueberry, but I found that the flesh/pulp of them is not blue, but light green in color. When people ...
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Are there alternative ways to test fruit preserves for doneness?
I've tried twice to make fruit preserves using only the natural pectins in the fruit. The first time with plums where the jam was much to thick, and yesterday orange marmalade which came out tasting ...
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What are the costs to consider when making jam?
I am trying to dertermine what kinds of jam are particularly cost-effective to make at home.
I have been given a few bits of equipment for jam making, and am looking forward to getting started.
We ...
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How to recover jam that has set too hard?
Every time I make jam I always manage to set it too hard. Is there any way to recover it once it's done this?
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