Author Topic: freezing pears? (Read 2015 times)

Tiffany · « **on:** September 02, 2012, 02:27:36 AM »

Our local food bank puts out food they cannot give away to "Take At Your Own Risk" every few hours. Thursday they had pears. I cut out the rotting parts and per the internet instructions :reporter: I boiled them in sugar water. They are cooling now.
I am going to freeze them in gallon sized zip locks. I don't have ascorbic acid though. Do you think they will freeze OK? Will they just be brown? I do have some OJ concentrate, should I add that?

Telesphorus · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2012, 03:06:00 AM »

I don't know what to tell you. I don't think OJ would help.

Tiffany · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2012, 03:13:13 AM »

I'll save my OJ then. :) Thank you!

Iuvenalis · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2012, 03:19:21 AM »

Quote from: Tiffany

I'll save my OJ then. :) Thank you!

Concentrate might help, since it's Vit C you're after. However, I have to wonder if OJ concentrate pales in comparison to adding *straight* ascorbic.

Would need the Vit C content to tell for sure.

Tiffany · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2012, 03:54:01 AM »

Thank you! :) I just drained the sugar water and froze them without the OJ.