Tips for freezing produce so that it doesn't thaw out all mushy?

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3. Couple of ways

Place in sugar and freeze, it partially desiccates the outer layer and stops that going mushy. Brush off as much as you can before storing.

There is a high tech solution - liquid nitrogen. Cut the fruit small (rasberry size) and dip it briefly in the liquid gas. The freeze happens so fast that the cell walls don't get a chance to rupture. Here's a link to a Brit site about it http://www.culinaryinnovations.co.uk/liquid-nitrogen.html

Over here they can be bought in 5 gallon dewar flasks but make sure that you have plenty of work for it otherwise you are wasting money!