You can preserve apples through freezing, including dry-packing treated apple slices.
Preserving Apples by Freezing
Freezing is an effective method to preserve apples, allowing you to enjoy them later. Here's how:
- Prepare Apples: Treat apple slices as needed (information on pretreating was not provided in the reference).
- Pack: Pack the apples into containers.
- Press Down: Gently press the fruit down in the container.
- Headspace: Leave about ½ inch (13 mm) of headspace.
- Seal and Freeze: Seal the containers tightly and freeze.
Dry Pack Method for Freezing Apples
- Follow the sugar pack directions (not detailed in provided reference), but omit the sugar.
- Alternatively, freeze treated apple slices first on a tray.
- Once frozen, pack them into containers.
