Accidental, Homemade Refrigerator Raisins on the Vine
Sure, you can take your fancy cheese cloths and baking trays and "sunlight" to make your own raisins. Or, you can use the Joelogon method:
Honestly, I have no idea how long they've been in there. But they're still edible.
On the plus side, my way is easier, plus the raisins stay on the vine, which is kind of neat.
On the minus side, it takes a lot longer, and you might have to pick out the moldy ones every once in a while.
(See more photos in the Flickr set. Though they all look pretty much the same.)
- Wash a bunch of grapes and put them in a container.
- Put the container in the back of the refrigerator.
- Forget about it for a couple of months.
- Find the container, then put it back.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4.
- Success!
Honestly, I have no idea how long they've been in there. But they're still edible.
On the plus side, my way is easier, plus the raisins stay on the vine, which is kind of neat.
On the minus side, it takes a lot longer, and you might have to pick out the moldy ones every once in a while.
(See more photos in the Flickr set. Though they all look pretty much the same.)
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posted by Joelogon at
1/20/2008
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6 Comments:
When I leave grapes alone in the refrigerator, they grow mold and turn to mush. Your fridge must have a drier climate than mine.
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Donna, At
1/21/2008 6:08 AM
Are they really and truly edible? I mean, haven you eaten any, and not died (except in a book)? I've had a few ex-grapes mutate like that, but i don't think I ever dared consume them.
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Karen Funk Blocher, At
1/22/2008 12:05 AM
Sure, I've had some of the loose ones. They're raisins. A little bigger and still on the vine, but they're raisins.
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Joelogon, At
1/22/2008 2:30 AM
In that case, maybe you can try for prunes next time. Unless you don't like prunes.
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Karen Funk Blocher, At
1/22/2008 2:44 AM
Hey this works! In fact, slacking off independently of joelogon, I made some of my own refrigerator raisins and found them to be quite edible. In fact, I think they Actually taste better than store-bought raisins. (I found this blog page by doing a google search on "refrigerator raisins").
I made mine by placing a bag of red grapes in the fridge with a plastic shopping back surrounding them. Then six weeks later, voila!
The purpose of the shopping bag is, of course, to disguise the grapes and help you forget they are there (otherwise you might initially eat them up, or later, see them in their ugly transition phase and go "ew!" and throw them out).
Marlin
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Anonymous, At
3/31/2008 11:44 PM
I'm working up to larger fruits now. I've got a mango on the top shelf that's getting kind of wrinkly. But I don't think it's going to end well.
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Joelogon, At
3/31/2008 11:50 PM
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