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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: barley on January 18, 2014, 18:34

Title: storing apples
Post by: barley on January 18, 2014, 18:34

can any one advise on storing apples please

we had gluts this year - have stored some in veg boxes with newspaper between them but they seem to have dried out a lot , they have not gone mouldy , just a bit shrively  :unsure:

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: Yorkie on January 18, 2014, 18:35

Some varieties store better than others, so it may just be down to that.

How warm were they in storage?

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: sunshineband on January 18, 2014, 18:38

Varieties that ripen the latest store the best. Our Golden Delicious are not ripe until mid November, and they store for months with no trouble.

As Yorkie said, might also be the conditions perhaps?

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: barley on January 18, 2014, 18:43

not sure of variety tree was here already ,
storing them in a dark cool garage out of frost , plenty of air round them , they were smallish ones

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: sunshineband on January 18, 2014, 18:43

When were they ripe?

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: barley on January 18, 2014, 18:45

ummm about October

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: sunshineband on January 18, 2014, 18:50

They should be OK then. Perhaps it is just that they are small ones.

Not sure.

You could peel them and eat them or cook them if you are worried they won't last

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: barley on January 18, 2014, 18:54

thankyou sunshine

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: sunshineband on January 18, 2014, 18:56

Sorry I could not be more help.

Maybe someone else will come along with a better suggestion  :unsure:

Title: Re: storing apples
Post by: Yorkie on January 18, 2014, 19:11

You could also peel, chop and freeze in open layers uncooked.