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Using fruit pulp

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11:09 am
March 16, 2010


Suzanne McMinn

Sassafras Farm in Roane County, WV

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Has anyone ever used the pulp after making jelly or syrup?  I saved the strawberry pulp after straining the juice for the syrup.  I stuck it in the freezer for now, but I was thinking it would work fine for stuff like muffins and breads, etc.  It seems so wasteful to just toss it!

Clover made me do it.

11:10 am
March 16, 2010


JeannieB

Columbia, South Carolina

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Make jam!!

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11:12 am
March 16, 2010


Suzanne McMinn

Sassafras Farm in Roane County, WV

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JeannieB said:

Make jam!!


 

You can do that with just the pulp, with the juice squeezed out?  have you tried that?  I just wonder if the jam would come out as good. Or, maybe it would be better if added to another jam recipe where the fruit, juice and all, of the other one was in there to make up for the missing strawberry juice?

Clover made me do it.

11:17 am
March 16, 2010


JeannieB

Columbia, South Carolina

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I think I would add the pulp with some more fresh ones for the juice, or try adding apple or pineapple juice to the pulp.  My auntie mixes fruit all the time and gets some interesting flavors.

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11:34 am
March 16, 2010


Pete

WV

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Agree with adding it with other fruit for jam.  With so much of the "goody" gone into the juice you've already used, there has to be a MUCH reduced flavor profile in that pulp.  But, it can't all be gone either.  Maybe use it about half and half with fresh fruit (be it strawberries or something else) and add some juice?   I wouldn't waste it either!

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11:35 am
March 16, 2010


CindyP

Hart, MI

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I would think you could use it cup for cup for baking anything that you put fruit in…..especially your grandmother bread that you add fruit to, but you won't have to worry about the liquid as much as using fresh.  There are still alot of vitamins and fibre still in the pulp!

“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.”  ― Alfred Sheinwold

12:05 pm
March 16, 2010


JeannieB

Columbia, South Carolina

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Good idea Cindy!!

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12:15 pm
March 16, 2010


Pete

WV

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posts 7875

Adding to muffins, with some other fruit, still sounds like a great idea.  I just wouldn't expect a lot of flavor from them in a muffin, but great for the vitimins and fiber.

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12:17 pm
March 16, 2010


Pete

WV

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posts 7875

Oooooh!  Hows about adding them to banana muffins??

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12:17 pm
March 16, 2010


mommafox

S.W.Iowa

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posts 184

How would it be dehydrated? I've used dehydrated strawberries in muffins before. That way you wouldn't have to adjust the liquid.

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12:20 pm
March 16, 2010


JeannieB

Columbia, South Carolina

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I haven't done much dehydrating, but the pulp might dehydrate like the 'fruit leather' stuff.  Interesting, maybe some one will try this.

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4:58 pm
May 6, 2010


Carolyn at WalnutSpinney

Shenandoah Valley

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posts 125

I juice rhubarb then use the pulp to make fruit leather.  Usually I add a cup or two of strawberries because we like the blend better than straight rhubarb fruit leather but it works for that purpose.  To beef up the flavor, you could add a package of fruit-flavored gelatin to the pulp.  It would add both sugar and a more intense fruit flavor.

I'm not sure about using a berry pulp as it would be rather seedy, right?  Blackberries would be the worst, I guess, but strawberry pulp might be a little gritty, too.

5:22 pm
May 6, 2010


pdelainey

Saskatchwan, Canada

Big Chicken

posts 74

I've made jam from Raspberry pulp before. It turned out really good.

However, if you don't like alot of seeds in your jam using the pulp wouldn't be a good idea.clover

2:13 pm
May 8, 2010


lavenderblue

WNY

Mighty Chicken

posts 204

What about buzzing the pulp in a blender for a bit? Would that break the seeds up enough to turn into fruit leather?

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2:24 pm
May 8, 2010


debbie

Big Chicken

posts 72

How about adding some to smoothies?

12:34 pm
May 9, 2010


DarleneP

Kansas

Big Chicken

posts 30

I've never made jelly but I do juice.  I save what's left and add to my soups.  It gives the soup a nice added flavor. 

10:59 am
August 9, 2010


Carolyn at WalnutSpinney

Shenandoah Valley

Mighty Chicken

posts 125

Update:

The pulp from juicing peaches or nectarines is great to use for fruit butter.  I don't juice it till completely dry so the fruit's still moist and definitely flavorful.  I fill the steam basket absolutely full of washed nectarines that I've run a knife around the middle to split the skin. (Seems to help the fruit release its juice quicker. YMMV) Then steam till I have about 2 quarts of juice.  If I steam till the fruit is dry it seems to yield closer to 3 or 3-1/2 quarts of juice.

Then I run the pulp through a chinoise and add sugar to the sieved pulp.  For nectarine butter I'm going with 1 cup of sugar for every 2 cups of pulp but it's a personal preference as to how sweet you want it.  Then heat and process in BWB like regular.

The nectarine pulp also makes an excellent nectarine mustard.  I use my regular recipe for the mustard but don't have to use any thickener nor have any need to cook the mustard to thicken — other than bringing it to a simmer in order to jar and process in BWB, that is.  I did the same thing with the sieved plum pulp required in a recipe I make for dipping sauce — I juiced the plums till they were partly dry and then used the sieved pulp in the amounts required for recipe.  Again, no need to cook down to thicken the sauce as directed in the recipe.  Just cook to get to temp and combine flavors.  Less risk of burning a sauce or giving it that "over-cooked" flavor that happens occasionally.

Taking out some, but not all of the juice seems to let me have the best of both worlds and so far I've not noticed any loss in flavor. 


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