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Orange Squash Storage - Scythe13 - 16 April 2014

Really quick question.

Does anyone have any data about how well Orange Juice concentrate stores?

My usual drink is water. Maybe I'll have tea or coffee, or a STARBUCKS!!! HELL YEAH!!!! Sorry, off topic. But I just had a thought, now and again, like when I get back from a run, it's brilliant to have a little orange squash.

Post SHTF, now and again, it'll be good to get a little change away from just water. Yes there are teas, coffees and the alike, sachets and stuff like that. I don't care about them really. I've got my fill (so to speak).

But does anyone know how well, and how long, you can store Orange Juice Concentrate for?


RE: Orange Squash Storage - TOF - 16 April 2014

You've confused me, (it's not difficult!) Do you mean pure ornage juice concentrate, or orange squash as in Robinsons diltute to taste?


RE: Orange Squash Storage - Scythe13 - 16 April 2014

(16 April 2014, 16:01)TOF Wrote: You've confused me, (it's not difficult!) Do you mean pure ornage juice concentrate, or orange squash as in Robinsons diltute to taste?

The Robinson's type.

Haha, I just reread my original post! Fun with dyslexia.


RE: Orange Squash Storage - Little Lou - 17 April 2014

Hello, Scythe13,

I'm storing fruit juice too - for exactly the reasons you mentioned. It's not water, but it makes water go further, and it's really good for morale to have a change and the sense of a 'treat'.

Concentrated orange squash of the Robinson type only keeps (officially) for a year, and I've known it form a thick orange scum on the top about a month or so after that. There's a table of Robinson's drinks here, and you'll see the shelf life is the same for them all.

If you're interested in other types of fruit juice, there's a useful table here of the main 'box and bottle' types. What's really helpful is that it tells you how long you can keep them after the sell-by date - eg it claims that canned apple juice can be safely consumed as much as 9 months after its 'best-by' date. I can't vouch for that (don't sue me!!) but that's what it says.

Still - even if it doesn't keep that long, I don't see why I shouldn't enjoy them for the first year after TSHTF. As long as I remember to keep rotating..


RE: Orange Squash Storage - Scythe13 - 17 April 2014

Nice one, that's really good info LL.

I think, for the longer term thing, I might have to resort to those vile granule type things! Cool-Aide anyone?


RE: Orange Squash Storage - TOF - 17 April 2014

Crystal Light is better, Scythe.

You can make your own. Deydrate your fruit to a crisp, them powder them up, add a bit of sugar, and there you go. I'll have a go myself this weekend if I remember to get some fruit and do a show and tell.

Or make your own Cordial/fruit syrups. This is a good resource.

http://www.permaculture.co.uk/readers-solutions/how-make-cordials-naturally


RE: Orange Squash Storage - Scythe13 - 17 April 2014

Nice one! Thanks TOF.


RE: Orange Squash Storage - Devonian - 17 April 2014

They have been advertising a new "super" concentrated Robinsons squash on the TV this week, the bottle would fit in the palm of your hand and is designed to be carried around with you.

http://www.robinsonssquashd.co.uk/aboutsquashd.aspx

Not sure what the shelf life is like though.


RE: Orange Squash Storage - Scythe13 - 17 April 2014

That looks cool.

Might have to set some and tell you all how effective it is 1 year after the sell by date, hehe.


RE: Orange Squash Storage - Jonas - 17 April 2014

There's a powdered orange juice drink sold over here called Tang... to make it, just add water. It's orange colored, sweet, and sorta kinda tastes like orange juice (or a distant cousin thereof) but it stores almost forever and has a load of vitamin C. I don't know if you can get it over in the UK but it might be worth looking into.