Goja Berry and Blueberry Juice

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Goja Berry and Blueberry Juice

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http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BXFRZ 17 July 2012 Goja Berry and Blueberry Juice.
Five pounds of Goja berries and ten pounds of Blueberries were made into juice. Both berries were freshly picked. Goja berries cost $30.00 per pound and the five pounds came to $150.00.The blueberries cost 3.40 per pound for a total of $34.00 for ten pounds. Twelve litres of juice was obtained for a cost of $13.80 per litre.The berries were purchasd near Langton, ON http://www.durgan.org/URL/?WBPUA
Processing was normal,berries added to pot, and water added to cover the berries, boiling until soft (15 minutes), blending into a slurry (three minutes), straining using a food mill. There was almost no residue, but what was present was put through the Champion Juicer to extract any nutrients.The extracted juice was then pressure canned at 15 PSI. Annotated photographs depict the process.

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Re: Goja Berry and Blueberry Juice

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Durgan, have you tried growing Goji berries? we have 2 plants growing in pots which are providing toppings for our morning muselli. They grow much better in the ground, so we're going to plant more plants in a fruit cage next year to give us a years supply of berries.

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Re: Goja Berry and Blueberry Juice

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Biscombe wrote:Durgan, have you tried growing Goji berries? we have 2 plants growing in pots which are providing toppings for our morning muselli. They grow much better in the ground, so we're going to plant more plants in a fruit cage next year to give us a years supply of berries.
I have two Goji plants in the garden. They don't produce many berries. I bought the Goja berries today on a whim, probably one of a kind. The novelty of the situation more than anything. To me there is little to recommend them.

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