Moe,
A little food science from a retired chef....
There's a lot of sugar in a "regular" Coke and that slows down the freezing process and the more sugar in a solution the harder it is to freeze. Kind of like salt in water. I wonder if the sweeteners in "diet" Coke would have the same effect?



Quote Originally Posted by Moeannie View Post
Let me start by saying I've never tried this. I had a conversation with an old timer yesterday on this subject and he said the best way to preserve them is to put the live minnows in a zip lock bag with a can of regular coke then straight in the freezer. According to him, he has done this and three years later pulled them out and the shiners still have the same color and texture they went in with. Something about the coke formula that prevents it from completely freezing. All I know is I'm ready to try anything after Using pinheads on Saturday. Has anyone used this method?