I got 24 pints of blueberries
for 5.99 a six pint pack......
so doing the math....they are just barely less then $1.00 per pint
ok
I followed directions for drying blues....... I kept them in the dryer thingie all night
this morning did I awake to shriveled and tiny nuggets of concentrated blueberrie goodness???
nope still bloated and soft from the blanching....
ok so on to plan B
freezing the whole berries on a tray in the freezer.......THEN they are to be dumped into the dehyrdrator..... ( the dryer thingie)
we'll see how this tactic works
meanwhile I have about 18 pints reproachfully sitting in coolers.......
and I said I was going to go and get 24 more pints.........
ah......
only when I get these processed huh?
I don't have fridge space and my cooler space is seriously lacking....
WHAT??
you can NOT relate........??
hey what sort of life do you lead?
for punishment write 1000 times......... I will explore saving food for the winter like my ancestors
there will be a test on thursday btw.
ok
so what do I do with the over abundance of these blues?
why jam of course......no?
ok so some will be jam but really the most need to be dried for winter muffins.....
I envision jars full of shriveled nuggets of pure blueberrie goodness......
now if only the berries would cooperate.......they don't seem to see the same visions....
vi
how did you blanch them? how's about soaking them in sugar syrup? every dried blueberry i had was sticky with the stuff. (and i LOVE dried fruit, you could send some my way!)
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"in a world of pure imagination."
(snicker)