FFK7: How to store berries to make them last and how to use them up.
Food For Kids · The Foodies
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Show Notes
In this episode, the first of a monthly series, Joanne runs through some ideas to reduce food waste and save money by storing foods well and using them up effectively.
This episode is about berries so there some ideas about how to store berries to make them last longer, and stop them going off. This includes how to store them in the fridge, how to freeze them and how to dry them. There is also a suggestion for what to do if your berries have started to go mouldy, and how to rescue what you can.
And then there are lots of ideas on how to use up berries that have started to go soft, or berries from the fridge.
The episode includes our monthly Q&A with Kate Hall from The Full Freezer on how to freeze berries and different ways to use them.
Inverting punnets to drain https://www.tiktok.com/@nickskitchen/video/7494069903494745375?q=storing%20berries&t=1750244714876
Storing with a lemon wash https://www.tiktok.com/@parrisandhallie/video/7493077298581703958?q=storing%20berries%20uk&t=1750244906290
Vinegar water wash to reduce mould https://www.tiktok.com/@irishbudgeting/video/7515151754334424342?q=storing%20berries%20uk&t=1750244906290
Blogger who experimented with different storage methods https://coastalbend.momcollective.com/in-the-kitchen/do-strawberries-last-longer-in-glass/
Kate's "Can I Freeze It?" reel on raspberries https://www.instagram.com/canifreezeit/reel/CFjVqdgAsUK/
Kate's "Can I Freeze It?" reel on blueberries https://www.instagram.com/canifreezeit/reel/CQ0XmenIxGx/
Kate's "Can I Freeze It?" reel on strawberries https://www.instagram.com/canifreezeit/reel/CDDsYPmA4xy/
Kate's "Can I Freeze It?" reel on blackberries https://www.instagram.com/canifreezeit/reel/Cpn2Oh7oDAK/
Kate's reel on eating frozen fruit as a snack https://www.instagram.com/p/CYZC9nIBBt9/
Scotch pancakes with berries in idea https://weelicious.com/raspber-wee-pancakes/
Strawberry muffins https://www.yummytoddlerfood.com/strawberry-muffins/
Fridge jam or compote https://www.alphafoodie.com/easy-mixed-berry-compote/
Berry vinegar ideas https://www.fourseasonforaging.com/blog/2017/7/26/berry-vinegar-recipes
Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat