How to Freeze Citrus Fruits
- 1). Wash the outside of the fruit with water.
- 2). Peel each fruit, without cutting in half. Discard the peels.
- 3). Divide the fruit into the individual sections.
- 4). Remove the seeds and membrane from each section.
- 5). Put the pieces in a freezer container and cover with fruit juice or 40 percent syrup. Before adding the liquid, mix in ½ tsp. ascorbic acid for every 1 quart of syrup or juice.
- 6). Place an airtight lid on the freezer container and place in the freezer.
- 1). Wash the outside of the fruit with water.
- 2). Cut the fruit in half.
- 3). Press the cut half against a juicer to release the fruit juice, without pressing oil from the rind. Repeat for all the citrus fruit, discarding the rinds.
- 4). Pour the juice into a freezer container.
- 5). Add ¾ tsp. of ascorbic acid per 1 gallon of juice.
- 6). Place an airtight lid on the freezer container and place in the freezer.