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oldmisery | 16:44 Thu 20th Aug 2009 | Food & Drink
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Can I dry freeze damsons, and should I leave the stones in ?.
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We clean them up, leaving the stones in and then freeze them on a tray first, before bagging them off - they tend not to stick together so much so if you need to take smaller quantities it is easier. Frozen still makes great jam....
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Many thanks Zacmaster and Androcles for your answers.
I can't believe that they are left rotting on the ground, still ,with a couple of pounds of blackberries picked earlier I've the makings of some fine pies.
Again many thanks.
P.s. How did you get that thorn out !!!!
I freeze them before I make damson gin with them, so yes you can. They go a wee bit mushy, but they do that anyway when cooked, so it doesn't really matter. Stones in, definitely.
sorry, I meant vodka, not gin!
You can make damson gin as well - it's lovely - a bit like sloe gin. The experts reckon it's best to pick sloes for gin after the first frost has got to them as it improves the flavour, so I guess freezing them would have the same effect?

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