What keeps roses or other flowers freshest in the freezer? When I need to make roses, I make more than enough and freeze them in a shallow Tupperware Freezermate container hoping for another occasion to use them. Occasionally I'm disappointed that they smell "freezery" and toss them.

When you say "freshest" are we talking real flowers or gumpaste. If it's gumpaste you don't need to put them in the freezer to stay fresh if you want them to stay soft you can simply put them in a food container and store them in your pantry, if your talking real flowers I would assume rolling them mummy style with saran wrap then put them in the freezer. Sorry I hope I helped.

OH! I should have said BUTTERCREAM ROSES! ooops!

I have the same problem, plus they change color...have wasted so many roses that I stopped storing them.

Can someone please help us?

I have used roses that have been in the freezer for 2-3 months. I freeze them first then put in freezer container. I usd to throw them away if they had the freezer smell but I let some thaw and tasted them and they didn't have that "freezer" taste. It just may be the container that's holding the smell.

Try letting one or two sit to room temperature then taste.

Thanks Mac,

What brand of container do you use?

They looked so bad that I just pitched them...I don't think there was any help for them

I think my container is either Rubbermaid or Tupperware. The color did change a bit but not too bad--I make up flowers with all my leftover BC frosting. Comes in handy for last minute cakes.

If you guys wrap your container in Saran Wrap, then in foil, and then place it in a paper grocery sack, your roses will be protected from condensation problems as well as freezer odors.

Stick a paper grocery sack in your freezer for a day or two and then take it out and smell it! You'll be amazed how much freezer odor there is.

Thanks alot Cakepro