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  • From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Drops, Apricot
  • Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:34:31 -0500

At 12:41 PM 6/27/2006, you wrote:
I know there's been alot of back and forth about drops, regarding apple. Generally because of the risk of the new E. coli variety (whose acrynomen I can't remember) I don't use drops.
That would be O157:H7, which can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans.
Shouldn't be a concern unless you've got lots of cow manure from heavily grain-fed cattle coating your orchard floor - though I guess there was that one case where they traced the source to unpasteurized cider made from drops presumably contaminated by deer feces.

But my apricot has dropped a significant percentage of fruit, and though some of it is damaged and ruined, some seems perfect. If I would can the fruit (sugar syrup, hot water (boiling?) water bath) would it be ok to use them that way?
Yes. 160 degrees F will pretty effectively kill any E.coli.

Lucky




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