Che Preservation Experiments - Which Method Works Best Che, Storehousebush, or Mandarin melon berry

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Che Preservation Experiments - Which Method Works Best Che, Storehousebush, or Mandarin melon berry with a botanical name of Maclura tricuspidata, has several different preservation methods. Today we go over how to dehydrate and freeze Che as well as show you what it looks like setting on the counter and in the refrigerator for a week and a half.
0:00 Intro and Harvest
0:51 Freeze
1:06 Left on Counter
1:16 Put in the Refrigerator
1:27 Dehydrator
2:30 Dehydration Results
3:05 Left on Counter Results
3:21 Refrigerator Results
3:40 More Dehydrated Results
4:07 Frozen Results
4:29 Comparing Results
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@barbarasimoes9463 8 ай бұрын

Because I started a food forest a few years ago, I decided to invest in a freeze dryer. My che was just planted this year and I'm curious about how long it takes for them to start fruiting. When everything starts producing, though, I intend to run a lot of it through the freeze dryer so that I can store it at room temperature. (I just heard that you're not supposed to dry paw paws, so I won't be doing that, but this past fall, I freeze dried bowlfuls of pre-sauteed wine cap mushrooms.) In the past, I've dehydrated things like halved cherry tomatoes and I, too, was concerned about mold, so I just threw them into a zip lock baggie and put them in the freezer. The dehydration really reduced the space concerns and the freezer kept them beautifully. The flavor was very concentrated and sweet, and whenever I wanted a salad or I had pesto, I'd just toss in a handful.

@greatescapefarms 8 ай бұрын

In the right conditions you can get fruit in 2 to 3 years. I'm jealous on the freeze dryer - I want one :) Thanks for sharing!

@timschannel910 Ай бұрын

What soil do you plant this in and what do you add to the soil to help this grow

@barbarasimoes9463 8 ай бұрын

Another question...sorry! I noticed that you left the stems on in the baggie for the freezer, etc. Will you go back and pull those off or does it not affect the taste, etc. when eating? It looked like they gave some resistance when being pulled from the tree; is that typical, too, or were they not at peak ripeness? I guess that makes a few questions! Thanks. PS. I love the freeze-dryer. It is worth getting if you have lots of produce. I've been stocking up on mason jars and got a little electric hand-held lid sealer. It sucks the air out and seals the lid, so I haven't bothered with oxygen absorbers. I can't abide the idea of using the mylar bags; it just seems so wasteful and we have too much plastic in this world as it is. You can reuse the lids over and over, especially if you screw the lid rings on after to help hold the lid tight. It will definitely end up saving me money. I've FD'd all sorts of things: tomato paste, mushrooms, cream cheese, sour cream, asparagus, chives, strawberries, eggs...

@greatescapefarms 8 ай бұрын

I leave the stems on and eat them. The stems do not taste the flavor of the fruit and the fruit is damaged by trying to remove them. My issue with harvest was holding the camera with one hand and trying to get a good visible shot. The fruit comes off very easily if you pull in the direction of the trunk of the tree. Thanks for the info on FD.