How to preserve fresh osmanthus flowers How to preserve freshly picked osmanthus flowers

Sweet osmanthus is a beautiful ornamental plant that many people like. After it enters the flowering period, the attractive sweet osmanthus fragrance can be smelled from a long distance. After the sweet osmanthus enters the flowering period, some people like to collect fresh sweet osmanthus to eat. If the fresh sweet osmanthus cannot be eaten in time after collection, how should it be preserved? Next, the editor will introduce to you the preservation method of fresh sweet osmanthus.

How to preserve fresh osmanthus

1. Fresh osmanthus flowers should be stored as soon as possible after being picked. It is best to put them into a sealable fresh-keeping bag, remove the air inside, and then store them in the refrigerator. This can keep the osmanthus flowers fresh and prevent them from deteriorating. It can also prevent the loss of the fragrance of the osmanthus flowers. However, this method can only preserve fresh osmanthus flowers for two to three days, and it will deteriorate after a long time.

2. Fresh osmanthus flowers can also be separated and stored later. You should carefully select the osmanthus flowers before air-drying, remove all the remaining flowers and old leaves, and then spread the osmanthus flowers in a ventilated place to dry. After they are completely dehydrated, you can collect them and store them in a fresh-keeping bag. This way, the osmanthus flowers can be preserved for a particularly long time.

How to preserve freshly picked osmanthus

1. Preservation

Freshly picked osmanthus flowers can be pickled and stored later. Before pickling, the fresh osmanthus flowers should be carefully selected to remove impurities. Then prepare an appropriate amount of white sugar and a clean glass bottle. Put the prepared fresh osmanthus flowers into the glass bottle, add a layer of white sugar, then another layer of osmanthus flowers, and repeat this process. Put an appropriate amount of white sugar on the top layer, then seal the bottle mouth and store it directly in the refrigerator. This will allow the fresh osmanthus flowers to be preserved for a particularly long time.

2. Drying and preservation

Freshly picked osmanthus flowers can be dried and preserved later. Many people have heard that drying them in the sun will cause the fragrance of the osmanthus flowers to be lost. Therefore, after picking the fresh osmanthus flowers, you can select them, then put tin foil on the baking tray of the oven, spread the osmanthus flowers on it, put them in the oven, set the oven temperature to about 60 degrees, choose upper and lower fire, take out and turn them every five minutes, and after the osmanthus flowers are dried, take them out and store them in a dry environment.

Today I will introduce to you how to preserve fresh osmanthus flowers, and also let you know the preservation methods of freshly picked osmanthus flowers. For those who like to eat osmanthus flowers in life, you can use these methods to preserve fresh osmanthus flowers when they bloom.