[andyk]

is it possable to frezze crab apples and then at a later date defrost and then make crab apple jelly as idont have the jars as yet
andy

[muntjac]

peel chop and core .stew they will turn to pap if you freeze em as of tree and go all brown n yuck

[DD.]

errrrrrrrr. What's left when you've peeled & cored crab apples? Certainly not your patience!      

[muntjac]

my crabs are bigguns i dont mess wif litteluns dd  

[DD.]

my crabs are bigguns i dont mess wif litteluns dd  

OMG - I think you ought to see a doctor then.  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

[richyrich7]

my crabs are bigguns i dont mess wif litteluns dd  

OMG - I think you ought to see a doctor then.  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

I was thinking along similar lines  

[David.]

I press the juice from crab apples, then freeze for blending with early juice pressed from early apples the following year, but that is for making wine/cider, not jelly.

[DD.]

I press the juice from crab apples, then freeze for blending with early juice pressed from early apples the following year, but that is for making wine/cider, not jelly.

Now that sounds a far better use for them!

[David.]

is it possable to frezze crab apples and then at a later date defrost and then make crab apple jelly as idont have the jars as yet
andy

Getting back to the original question, yes, but no crab apples will be ripe (brown pips) around here for some time.

I leave them till they are so ripe they fall off the tree, scoop up into a rucksack, wash, put through a food processor, press the juice and freeze (to blend with early eating apple juice pressed the following year).

[jack russell]

Hi David

Is the crab apple juice no good for cider on its own

also is it no good to drink as juice once crushed etc.

cheers

jr

[Babycat]

IMHO crab apples are the fruit equivalent of pansies - a waste of time  :twisted:

[David.]

Hi David

Is the crab apple juice no good for cider on its own

also is it no good to drink as juice once crushed etc.

cheers

jr

You may be surprised that the sugar content of RIPE crab apple juice is MUCH higher than eating apple juice, and can produce 7.5 ABV cider without any addition of sugar.

But if all that sugar ferments out, think of what the residual taste will be - VERY SHARP TO SAY THE LEAST so don't go above 10% of your apple juice (unless blended with insipid juice).

[andyk]

iam a bit late now most of the crab apple have now fallen and start to rot so this week end i will have a look at whats left
its funny the ones on the plot are ripe and droping but the ones on the young tree in the garden are still green mind you they are different shapes and sizes

[Trillium]

We freeze sliced, peeled apples for baking with later. It's the only way we can keep them here. Can't see why you couldn't freeze batches of small, washed whole apples. We don't even add sugar to ours, just peel, slice and freeze in proper freezer bags.