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White mold on blueberries - salvageable?
Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a
different computer. I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting to show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the mold already on them, etc.? I imagine there is a scientific answer here but I'd appreciate a practical one. Obviously I don't want to give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so terrible - you tell me, please. Today is Friday - I'd love to find a way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and getting to a grocery store will be tough. Thanks in advance. -S- |
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On Sep 9, 5:23*am, Steve Freides > wrote:
> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > different computer. > > I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been > refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > refrigerator for about a week before I left. *Now they are starting to > show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > mold already on them, etc.? *I imagine there is a scientific answer > here but I'd appreciate a practical one. *Obviously I don't want to > give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so > terrible - you tell me, please. *Today is Friday - I'd love to find a > way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of > them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and getting > to a grocery store will be tough. > > Thanks in advance. > > -S- dump them. I wouldn't eat them. |
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On Sep 9, 5:23*am, Steve Freides > wrote:
> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > different computer. > > I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been > refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > refrigerator for about a week before I left. *Now they are starting to > show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > mold already on them, etc.? *I imagine there is a scientific answer > here but I'd appreciate a practical one. *Obviously I don't want to > give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so > terrible - you tell me, please. *Today is Friday - I'd love to find a > way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of > them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and getting > to a grocery store will be tough. > > Thanks in advance. > > -S- Try 'em. If you get sick then you'll know better next time. |
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"Steve Freides" > wrote in message ... > Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > different computer. > > I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been > refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting to > show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > mold already on them, etc.? I imagine there is a scientific answer > here but I'd appreciate a practical one. Obviously I don't want to > give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so > terrible - you tell me, please. Today is Friday - I'd love to find a > way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of > them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and getting > to a grocery store will be tough. > > Thanks in advance. > > -S- > > Sometimes there is a fine whitish dust on the surface of the berries. I think this is normal mold. If it is spots here and there and they're more dense I'd wash them off and eat. I've never had a problem with that. I eat blueberries every day and now and then I wash. If it's a few throw out the highly spotty ones, and wash and eat. If you're going to cook them, as with blueberry pancakes, I think the risk of anything adverse would be lessened. When I make blueberry pancakes the blueberry gets very hot, not boiling, but hot, to the point where you have to wait a bit before consumption. Kent |
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On Fri, 9 Sep 2011 07:17:45 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote: > On Sep 9, 5:23*am, Steve Freides > wrote: > > Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > > different computer. > > > > I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been > > refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > > refrigerator for about a week before I left. *Now they are starting to > > show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > > > Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > > white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > > mold already on them, etc.? *I imagine there is a scientific answer > > here but I'd appreciate a practical one. *Obviously I don't want to > > give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so > > terrible - you tell me, please. *Today is Friday - I'd love to find a > > way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of > > them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and getting > > to a grocery store will be tough. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -S- > > dump them. I wouldn't eat them. Pick out the moldy blueberries, use the rest. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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"Steve Freides" > wrote > Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > different computer. > > I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been > refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting to > show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > mold already on them, etc.? Depending on condition, if it was just a few I may wash and eat the good ones. On the road, I'd definitely not want to get sick. I'd toss them. I can see you now, intestines screaming for release the the sign says "next rest stop 50 miles" |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Steve Freides" > wrote > >> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a >> different computer. >> >> I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't >> been refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my >> refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting >> to show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. >> >> Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the >> white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the >> mold already on them, etc.? > > Depending on condition, if it was just a few I may wash and eat the > good ones. On the road, I'd definitely not want to get sick. I'd > toss them. > I can see you now, intestines screaming for release the the sign says > "next rest stop 50 miles" I'm reporting in - I didn't die or otherwise suffer any ill effect from the white mold I washed off the blueberries. I had more of them this morning, Monday, but I'm going to get rid of the rest and buy new later today. -S- |
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On Sep 13, 7:54*am, "Steve Freides" > wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote: > > "Steve Freides" > wrote > > >> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > >> different computer. > > >> I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't > >> been refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > >> refrigerator for about a week before I left. *Now they are starting > >> to show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > >> Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > >> white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > >> mold already on them, etc.? > > > Depending on condition, if it was just a few I may wash and eat the > > good ones. *On the road, I'd definitely not want to get sick. *I'd > > toss them. > > I can see you now, intestines screaming for release the the sign says > > "next rest stop 50 miles" > > I'm reporting in - I didn't die or otherwise suffer any ill effect from > the white mold I washed off the blueberries. *I had more of them this > morning, Monday, but I'm going to get rid of the rest and buy new later > today. > > -S- Well, there ya go, cupcake. |
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I have wild blueberries on my property.
They always have "white" powder on them. Don't sweat it, it won't hurt you. Once blueberries are washed they should be either processed further or frozen or they will mold. |
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On Friday, September 9, 2011 6:23:16 AM UTC-6, Steve Freides wrote:
> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > different computer. > > I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been > refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting to > show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > mold already on them, etc.? I imagine there is a scientific answer > here but I'd appreciate a practical one. Obviously I don't want to > give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so > terrible - you tell me, please. Today is Friday - I'd love to find a > way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of > them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and getting > to a grocery store will be tough. > > Thanks in advance. > > -S- Excerpt from the Boston Globe: Blueberries always seem to be covered with a fine white powder that washes off with water. What is it? Mold? It is called bloom and is completely natural and safe to eat - a waxy material the plant produces to protect the berries from sunlight and to hold in moisture. You could think of it as a sort of ChapStick. You should actually look for blueberries with a bloom. This indicates they have not been handled excessively. Once the bloom is gone, the berries will spoil more quickly, so it's best to wash blueberries just before using them. Mold is quite another matter: It should be easy to distinguish from bloom, because it's much fuzzier and won't just rub … |
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What if my sponsor said it was fermented and if I eat it I would have to
pick up a chip,--Just sayin whatif? "Chemo the Clown" > wrote in message ... On Sep 13, 7:54 am, "Steve Freides" > wrote: > Ed Pawlowski wrote: > > "Steve Freides" > wrote > > >> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > >> different computer. > > >> I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't > >> been refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > >> refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting > >> to show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > >> Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > >> white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > >> mold already on them, etc.? > > > Depending on condition, if it was just a few I may wash and eat the > > good ones. On the road, I'd definitely not want to get sick. I'd > > toss them. > > I can see you now, intestines screaming for release the the sign says > > "next rest stop 50 miles" > > I'm reporting in - I didn't die or otherwise suffer any ill effect from > the white mold I washed off the blueberries. I had more of them this > morning, Monday, but I'm going to get rid of the rest and buy new later > today. > > -S- Well, there ya go, cupcake. --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
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On Sep 13, 12:15*pm, Roy > wrote:
> I have wild blueberries on my property. > They always have "white" powder on them. > Don't sweat it, it won't hurt you. > Once blueberries are washed they should be either > processed further or frozen or they will mold. What if it is deer snot? They do not eat everyone they lick. |
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On Sep 13, 1:38*pm, Catfood Chef > wrote:
> On Sep 13, 12:15*pm, Roy > wrote: > > > I have wild blueberries on my property. > > They always have "white" powder on them. > > Don't sweat it, it won't hurt you. > > Once blueberries are washed they should be either > > processed further or frozen or they will mold. > > What if it is deer snot? They do not eat everyone they lick. LOL!! |
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On 9/13/2011 4:42 PM, merryb wrote:
> On Sep 13, 1:38 pm, Catfood > wrote: >> On Sep 13, 12:15 pm, > wrote: >> >>> I have wild blueberries on my property. >>> They always have "white" powder on them. >>> Don't sweat it, it won't hurt you. >>> Once blueberries are washed they should be either >>> processed further or frozen or they will mold. >> >> What if it is deer snot? They do not eat everyone they lick. > > LOL!! You name what they don't eat! The only thing I know is Periwinkle (Vinca minor). They eat houseplants, English Ivy, Pachysandra, Prickly Pear and on and on! -- James Silverton, Potomac I'm *not* |
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Roy wrote:
> On Friday, September 9, 2011 6:23:16 AM UTC-6, Steve Freides wrote: >> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a >> different computer. >> >> I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't >> been refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my >> refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting >> to show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. >> >> Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the >> white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the >> mold already on them, etc.? I imagine there is a scientific answer >> here but I'd appreciate a practical one. Obviously I don't want to >> give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so >> terrible - you tell me, please. Today is Friday - I'd love to find a >> way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of >> them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and >> getting to a grocery store will be tough. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> -S- > > Excerpt from the Boston Globe: > > Blueberries always seem to be covered with a fine white powder that > washes off with water. What is it? Mold? > > It is called bloom and is completely natural and safe to eat - a waxy > material the plant produces to protect the berries from sunlight and > to hold in moisture. You could think of it as a sort of ChapStick. > > You should actually look for blueberries with a bloom. This indicates > they have not been handled excessively. Once the bloom is gone, the > berries will spoil more quickly, so it's best to wash blueberries > just before using them. > > Mold is quite another matter: It should be easy to distinguish from > bloom, because it's much fuzzier and won't just rub … Actual information - many thanks! -S- |
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Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Sep 13, 7:54 am, "Steve Freides" > wrote: >> Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>> "Steve Freides" > wrote >> >>>> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a >>>> different computer. >> >>>> I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't >>>> been refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in >>>> my refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are >>>> starting to show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a >>>> spot or two. >> >>>> Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash >>>> the white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have >>>> the mold already on them, etc.? >> >>> Depending on condition, if it was just a few I may wash and eat the >>> good ones. On the road, I'd definitely not want to get sick. I'd >>> toss them. >>> I can see you now, intestines screaming for release the the sign >>> says "next rest stop 50 miles" >> >> I'm reporting in - I didn't die or otherwise suffer any ill effect >> from the white mold I washed off the blueberries. I had more of them >> this morning, Monday, but I'm going to get rid of the rest and buy >> new later today. >> >> -S- > > Well, there ya go, cupcake. I love it when you call me cupcake, honey. -S- |
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As with grapes...that "white stuff" most likely is yeast. Wash it off. Unless the berries are mushy, they probably are just fine. Mushy and/or slimy, discard them.
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If you have plastic (tupperware-like) bowls, install a FiZZ GiZ plug valve in the lid of one of them (drill 5/32€³ hole and pull the plug through). Make sure your berries are completely dry before putting them in your bowl. With pretty much any CO‚‚ dispenser, you can purge most of the air from the container. Fit the top onto the bowl, leaving one corner open to vent the air while dispensing CO‚‚ into the container through the FiZZ GiZ plug valve. No air means no oxygen. Youll get another 5-7 days enjoyment of mold-free berries while the modified atmosphere inside your container protects your berries from mold growth. For a scholarly article explaining how it works, go to www.USDA.gov and type "ControlAtmosphere.pdf" in the search bar.
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On 5/24/2015 9:55 AM, wrote:
> If you have plastic (tupperware-like) bowls, install a FiZZ GiZ plug valve in the lid of one of them (drill 5/32€³ hole and pull the plug through). Make sure your berries are completely dry before putting them in your bowl. With pretty much any CO‚‚ dispenser, you can purge most of the air from the container. Fit the top onto the bowl, leaving one corner open to vent the air while dispensing CO‚‚ into the container through the FiZZ GiZ plug valve. No air means no oxygen. Youll get another 5-7 days enjoyment of mold-free berries while the modified atmosphere inside your container protects your berries from mold growth. For a scholarly article explaining how it works, go to www.USDA.gov and type "ControlAtmosphere.pdf" in the search bar. > Fascinating! |
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On Sun, 24 May 2015 11:29:13 -0600, Cabrito del Bosque
> wrote: > On 5/24/2015 9:55 AM, wrote: > > If you have plastic (tupperware-like) bowls, install a FiZZ GiZ plug valve in the lid of one of them (drill 5/32? hole and pull the plug through). Make sure your berries are completely dry before putting them in your bowl. With pretty much any CO? dispenser, you can purge most of the air from the container. Fit the top onto the bowl, leaving one corner open to vent the air while dispensing CO? into the container through the FiZZ GiZ plug valve. No air means no oxygen. You’ll get another 5-7 days enjoyment of mold-free berries while the modified atmosphere inside your container protects your berries from mold growth. For a scholarly article explaining how it works, go to www.USDA.gov and type "ControlAtmosphere.pdf" in the search bar. > > > Fascinating! A vinegar and water rinse will work too. A better idea is not to buy so much in the first place. http://food52.com/blog/6970-how-to-k...esh-for-longer -- sf |
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I touched mine, and it kinda evaporated, so I think its just ice? But there is like giant mounds and i dont know about those.
> -S- |
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DJD0p e wrote:
> I touched mine, and it kinda evaporated, so I think its just ice? But there is like giant mounds and i dont know about those. a little bit of mold won't likely kill you unless you have some strange lack of stomach acid or a malfunctioning immune system. have you had reactions to molds before? if so avoid. otherwise eat a small amount and be ok. large mounds? nope, i'd not eat that. those are spoiled. feed 'em to the worms. i have had to pick a lot of moldy berries out of the ones we've been buying this season. a lot of them. more than i'd like, but i figure with covid they probably don't have very highly paid people working any more and those that are are probably scrambling to just get it done let alone quality control. still i could get enough good berries out of the box to make it still worth buying. so if you can pick the rotten stuff out and feed that to the worms and then rinse what is left and eat those you should be ok. if they are all much and growing fungi then that's the time to let it go to the worms - they like things like that... songbird |
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On Friday, September 9, 2011 at 6:23:16 AM UTC-6, Steve Freides wrote:
> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a > different computer. > > I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been > refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my > refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting to > show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. > > Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the > white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the > mold already on them, etc.? I imagine there is a scientific answer > here but I'd appreciate a practical one. Obviously I don't want to > give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so > terrible - you tell me, please. Today is Friday - I'd love to find a > way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of > them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and getting > to a grocery store will be tough. > > Thanks in advance. > > -S- Most likely "blueberry BLOOM"...don't worry just process by eating or cooking. Do it NOW. === |
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On Sat, 19 Sep 2020 songbird wrote:
>DJD0p e wrote: >> I touched mine, and it kinda evaporated, so I think its just ice? But there is like giant mounds and i dont know about those. > > a little bit of mold won't likely kill you unless you >have some strange lack of stomach acid or a malfunctioning >immune system. > > have you had reactions to molds before? > > if so avoid. > otherwise eat a small amount and be ok. > large mounds? nope, i'd not eat that. those are spoiled. > feed 'em to the worms. > i have had to pick a lot of moldy berries out of the ones >we've been buying this season. a lot of them. more than i'd >like, but i figure with covid they probably don't have very >highly paid people working any more and those that are are >probably scrambling to just get it done let alone quality >control. still i could get enough good berries out of the >box to make it still worth buying. > > so if you can pick the rotten stuff out and feed that to >the worms and then rinse what is left and eat those you >should be ok. > > if they are all much and growing fungi then that's the >time to let it go to the worms - they like things like that... > > songbird Blueberries typically develope a white powdery looking blush while still on the plant, several smooth skinned fruit the same like plums, grapes, etc. Where did you obtain them, if from a market I'd imagine you'd notice whether all the other baskets of berries the same, and you could/should have asked the produce manager about your concern. Odds are you'd be told that it's yeast and they're perfectly safe to consume, just don't go stuffing those yeasty beebleberries into your vagina lest they ferment and then you'll be like little Lulu who'd need a friend like Sluggo or moi who'd be honored to lap up your vaginal spirits. LOL |
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On 2020-09-19 1:36 p.m., Roy wrote:
> On Friday, September 9, 2011 at 6:23:16 AM UTC-6, Steve Freides wrote: >> Hi - posting from google groups 'cause I'm on the road and w/ a >> different computer. >> >> I brought a container of fresh blueberries with me - they haven't been >> refrigerated for the last two days and they'd already been in my >> refrigerator for about a week before I left. Now they are starting to >> show some white "stuff," which I assume is mold, in a spot or two. >> >> Are they still safe to eat in any form and, if so, should I wash the >> white stuff off, should I just try to avoid the ones that have the >> mold already on them, etc.? I imagine there is a scientific answer >> here but I'd appreciate a practical one. Obviously I don't want to >> give myself food poisoning but I'm hoping this white stuff isn't so >> terrible - you tell me, please. Today is Friday - I'd love to find a >> way to get another day or two, and another handful or two, out of >> them, not so much for frugality's sake as because I'm busy and getting >> to a grocery store will be tough. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> -S- > > Most likely "blueberry BLOOM"...don't worry just process by eating or cooking. > Do it NOW. Good answer. I wonder if the OP waited 9 years for a response. |
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