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From: gml@ssc-vax.UUCP (Gregory M Lobdell)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Apples
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 21:25:38 EDT
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> Relative to the discussion on apples, I would like to inquire ifanyone has
> any ideas or facts on how to store apples for a prolonged period. 

Well, if you really want to store apples like the big boys, that
means that you'll have to do Controlled Atmosphere (CA) storage.  To
do CA storage, you'll need a room big enough to hold all your
apples, and refrigerant unit to hold the temperature at about 35 F.
and lots of nitrogen to flush all the oxygen out of your room.  When
you have obtained 35 F and < .01% oxygen, then just sit back and
relax and if you picked your apples just before their peak and you
got them into that room soon enough, then you should have good
apples all year long.  Be careful when you take any of them out
though, you don't want to let any heat or oxygen into your room, so
you had better add an airlock too.

In a more practical vein.  How about apple cider (juice, jack)?  You
can also dry the apples and then use them year round for cooking,
just let them soak for an empirically determined time then use them
like fresh apples for pies, etc.

Happy eating,
Gregg Lobdell
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