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Old 28th October 2010, 01:30 AM
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Default Trial: Freeze dried preservation of nep

I've tried out freezing cut N. Albomarginata pitcher, entire process is to wash it clean especially the inside of the pitcher and put into the freezer, after 1 month:

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Old 28th October 2010, 07:35 PM
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Default Re: Trial: Freeze dried preservation of nep

An albo pitcher itself lives longer than most of the other neps
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Still "fresh"
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Still "fresh"
Fresh for few hours only after taken out from freezer, then start to dry, not sure if that's something else apart from dry, now the whole thing maintain the color, the the texture is totally out of shape
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It looks great!! Colour is still there too
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