Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600306
10/13/97

### FREEZING RASPBERRIES

     Whole

     Raspberries   may  be  frozen  in  sugar   or   syrup   or

    unsweetened.
     Seedy berries  are  best  for  use  in  making

    purees
    or juice.

     Select fully ripe, juicy berries.  Sort, wash carefully in

    cold
    water, and drain thoroughly.

     Sugar pack

     To 1 quart (1 1/3 pounds)  berries add 3/4 cup  sugar  and

     mix  carefully  to avoid crushing.   Put  into containers,

     leaving 1/2 inch headspace.  Seal, label and freeze.

     Syrup  pack

     Put berries into containers and cover with cold 50-percent

     syrup  (1 cup  sugar  to  1 cup   water),   leaving   1/2-

     inch headspace.  Seal, label and freeze.

     Unsweetened  pack

     Put berries into containers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.

     Seal, label and freeze.

     Juice.  For beverage use, select as for whole raspberries.

    For
     jelly making, select as recommended in  specific  jelly

    recipe.
      Crush and heat berries slightly to start  the flow

    of
    juice.  Strain in a jelly bag to extract juice.

     Sweeten beverage juice  with 1/2  to 1 cup sugar for  each

    quart
     of  juice if  desired.  Pour into containers, leaving

    1/2
    inch headspace.  Seal, label and freeze.

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