[rainie]

Have thought if i make a start now, when i go to the local supermarket, i could collect empty apple storage boxes along with the cardboard bits which hold fruit individually, and then i will be sorted for when my apples and pears are ready to be sorted.  

(Spose loads of you already do this, but i have struggled for a couple of years with this and its time consuming wrapping fruit in paper individually, and then I had the light bulb experience   )

That is, unless you peeps have a better suggestion?


mta, just read a previous thread from back in November (wheres the embarrased smiley?)

[Yorkie]

That sounds like a good plan 

The only thing you'll need to bear in mind once you come to store them is to ensure that air can circulate between the layers

[grendel]

our apple tree grows 1lb apples that get wooly after about 2 weeks, fortunately they are also good cookers, so they get sliced bagged and frozen quite quickly in 1lb bags, then when we want cooked apples a bag or two gets pulled out, put in a dish in the oven, result instant pie / crumble filling or just stewed apple with custard.
No special preparation, just cut up bagged and frozen. (on a good year we can fill a freezer, with enough for a year)
Grendel

[Yorkie]

Good suggestion Grendel 

Pity I don't have a bigger freezer    (you can never have too much freezer space!)

[grendel]

we are up to 2 fridge freezers plus 2 more standard freezers already.
Grendel

[Yorkie]

Now that's just what I call greedy  (envy, envy, envy )