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Re: Freezing cherries or pineapple

snowyrivers — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:11:53 GMT

I have frozen both sweet and tart cherries; sometime I mix them up and make a great pie with the mixed cherries-yummy! If you freeze both kinds together, it is easy to just put them in your pie crust, add your sugar, put top crust on and bake. You can also use a little less sugar this way.

The easiest way I have found to take the pits out is to use a cake decorating tip-the kind that you would use for piping "happy Birthday" etc on a cake. Put your finger in the large end and use the pointy end for pushing out the pits. Works every time and is very easy. Of course, not everyone has cake decorating stuff, but if you do, this works wonders.

I don't know about freezing peinapple-never goes on sale much around here, but I don't know why you couldn't. Just freeze individually and then freeze in freezer bags. Should work ok like that.

Jan in MI

Re: Freezing cherries or pineapple

raesmom97 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:08:20 GMT

We freeze pineapple all the time. We brought a bunch back from Maui in March, and peeled chunked and froze.

We grill slices

We've sliced for pineapple upside down cake

use it frozen in smoothies, margarita's etc. mmmmmmmm

Re: Freezing cherries or pineapple

annandolina — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:10:15 GMT

cherries can be washed dried of any water and frozen. you may also add sugar before freezing if you wish.

pinapple is another story, I have never done this nor do I know anyone that has frozen them successfully.

Re: Freezing cherries or pineapple

jav4u — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:43:56 GMT

WHEN I FIND FRESH PINEAPPLE ON SALE, I BUY IT TO FREEZE IT, I JUST USE A GOOD FREEZER ZIPLOCK BAG, WE USE IT THAWED FOR SALSAS FOR FISH OR CHICKEN....FOR CHERRIES, I WS ALWAYS TOLD YOU COULD USE A STRAW AND GO THREW THE STEM AREA AND PUNCH THE PIT OUT...AND THEN FREEZE. I HAVENT DONE IT THAT WAY YET..BUT I DO STRAWBERRIES LIKE THAT...TRY IT, YOU MAY LIKE IT!

we also freeze water melon, sliced, and then use it in smoothies...i also love a frozen grapefruit, wash it and freeze the whole thing, take it out shortly before eating, cutin 1/2...enjoy...it is so good...i bet oranges are the same...like a frozen treat for mom...lol

Re: Freezing cherries or pineapple

gr_elo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:54:07 GMT

Do you have a cherry pitter?

Doing it with a knife makes more of a jicy mess.

We used to pit cherries by sticking a certain size old fashioned hair pin into a cork. The hairpin was just the right size to "hook" the pit and get it out without injuring the cherries too much. But then we did not freeze them, only canned them. Not many people in the 1930s froze food an the olf rridges used to have a very tiny feezer compartment, usually just large enough to hold two ice cube trays.

It also depends on what you want to do with the cherries but you can try. If you can get cherries every year I would invest in a cherry pitter, they are not that exoensive.

If you want them just for pies and such, pit them and freeze them in food saver bags or freezer bags.

For snacks I would freeze trhem whole, with the pits left in.

Re: Freezing cherries or pineapple

Esti — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:38:13 GMT

thanks! Do you think I could pit the cherries first, before freezing?

Re: Freezing cherries or pineapple

gr_elo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:39:15 GMT

Sure you can.

Freeze cherries like you would freeze strawberries.

Wash them well. I use lukewarm vinegar water, it takes off the residue of oily chemical sprays. Then r inse well in cold water. Take off stems, spread on an old towel until almost dry, then spread on a wax paper lined cookie sheet and freeze. When frozen, put them into plastic bags. If you don't have a food saver, use the commercial freezer bags. Take a straw and suck out as muh air as possible and close tight with a twist tie

Pineapple may be a bit more tricky because when sliced it is very juicy. You could spread it on a wax paper lined cookie sheet and do the same as you did with cherries.. Might be easier to get the slicesapart apart when there is wax paper between them.

I also freeze grapes the same way I suggested to freeze the cherries. Frozen grapes make great snacks.

Freezing cherries or pineapple

Esti — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:33:58 GMT

Can you freeze fresh cherries or fresh pinapple? My supermarket has these items on sale, and I'm wondering if I should stock up. If yes, how?