I bought 8 pints of blueberries (cost: $28) at the farmers' market on Thursday, with the idea of freezing them for this winter. (It's coming! December 21 is just 143 days away!)
To "flash freeze" them, you gently wash them, gently dry them, then lay them out in a single layer on a cookie sheet in the freezer. Given space limitations, I am only able to flash freeze 3 pints at a time.
I did 3 pints last night, then this evening I put those into freezer bags and started another 3 pints.
I noticed the same thing when we were flash freezing strawberries earlier: Frozen berries are surprising. They're hard; they roll; they "clink". In short, they are marbles.
Don't tell our 4-year-old son, however. He'll want to play with them!
On Saturday, we'll flash freeze more blueberries, but our main project will be blanching and freezing sweetcorn! (Oh, and it's Dawn's birthday, too. I guess I should treat her nicely, huh?) ;-)
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