Raspberries are very delicate fruits. They tolerate neither pressure nor prolonged storage. Above all, raspberries should not be washed if possible. As a result, they lose a lot of their aroma and rot faster.

The right time to harvest

If possible, you should harvest raspberries in the morning when it is not raining. The fruits are then nice and dry and dirt hardly adheres.

Pick the raspberries carefully

Correct sorting at the time of picking avoids washing the berries.

Sort out moldy or rotten fruit immediately and make sure they don't end up in the harvest basket in the first place. This also applies to spiders and insects that are in the bushes.

If you later find out when reading that you have overlooked moldy fruit, you should rinse the raspberries to remove the mold spores.

How to wash raspberries if absolutely necessary

  • Use a coarse mesh vegetable strainer
  • Lay raspberries side by side
  • Set the water jet to a gentle shower
  • Rinse briefly with cold water
  • Drain raspberries well

Tips for washing raspberries

Place the raspberries next to each other in a colander with larger holes. Plastic strainers work better than narrow-mesh metal strainers. The water drains faster through wider holes.

It is best to wash larger quantities of raspberries in several stages. If the fruits are on top of each other, they will bruise and will not clean properly.

Do not set the water jet too hard. The tender raspberries burst under the pressure and lose fruit juice.

Drain raspberries after washing

To ensure that the raspberries dry quickly after cleaning, swing the sieve slightly over the water basin.

Place the wet fruit on a piece of kitchen paper and gently roll it around. The crepe absorbs the water.

Consume washed raspberries quickly

The storage time of raspberries is very short. If the fruit has been washed, it is even shorter.

Consume the fruit immediately or use it immediately to make compote or jam.

Washed raspberries must be well dried if you want to freeze them. Otherwise they will stick together and become completely mushy when thawed.

Prevent pollution

There is a lot you can do in the garden to keep the raspberries on the bush clean. You then save yourself cleaning or even washing the fruit.

Tie up the rods. Then the raspberries do not come into contact with the soil.

Sprinkle the soil under the bushes with straw. Even if raspberries fall to the ground or the rods hang down, the straw cover protects against dirt.

tips and tricks

If you absolutely have to wash the raspberries, never leave them in water for a long time. Otherwise, the fruit will become soft and mushy.

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Vegetable garden