Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Ho do you freeze fresh veggies? Do you have to blanch them first, cut them up, just place in freezer baggies? I freeze soups in freezer baggies and grab for work lunches often. Donna --- shalomlmr <shalomlmr wrote: > Last year my step daughter had a large garden. She > froze some of the > items but for the most part she used her dehydrator > and was very > thankful as last month her freezer died and she lost > everything EXCEPT > what she had dehydrated. I understand some foods > taste different but > for the most part when reconstituted in your soups > etc they are great > plus they don't take up as much room as freezer > items do. Any > comments? Marlene > > Someone told me theres a girl out there With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair. Took my chances on a big jet plane, Never let them tell you that they're all the same. SOURCE: Going to California - Led Zep ______________________________\ ____ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/newmail_tools.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Well, it depnds on the vegetable--I used to always do by what the cookbook says but after so many years you change some things. Blanching first is best, some people blanche corn on the cob and some don't--arguments for both, bell peppers & onions I just wash, cut up and freeze and they are fine. My kids are all grown so its just my hubby and me and I don't do much anymore-- usually buy already frozen. Perhaps someone else would have a detailed list of how tos. But I will buy a new dehydrator and dehydrate most of my veggies this year. - In , Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote: > > Ho do you freeze fresh veggies? Do you have to blanch > them first, cut them up, just place in freezer > baggies? > I freeze soups in freezer baggies and grab for work > lunches often. > > Donna > > --- shalomlmr <shalomlmr wrote: > > > Last year my step daughter had a large garden. She > > froze some of the > > items but for the most part she used her dehydrator > > and was very > > thankful as last month her freezer died and she lost > > everything EXCEPT > > what she had dehydrated. I understand some foods > > taste different but > > for the most part when reconstituted in your soups > > etc they are great > > plus they don't take up as much room as freezer > > items do. Any > > comments? Marlene > > > > > > > Someone told me theres a girl out there > With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair. > Took my chances on a big jet plane, > Never let them tell you that they're all the same. > SOURCE: Going to California - Led Zep > > > > ____________________ ______________ > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > Try the Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/newmail_tools.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 There are only a few things that I have had luck freezing and they are veggies that I end up using in cooked dishes, mostly soups. I make at least 3 big pots of soup every week so I don't like to throw away veggies - leftover or otherwise. When it comes to broccoli, if I have a bunch that I am not going to eat soon and I know it will go yellow, I just cut it in the desired size for soup and throw it in a freezer bag and freeze. Green pepper I just chop up and freeze also. I don't care for frozen corn because to me it seems rubbery but I have a neighbor that is a GREAT cook and she grows her own, removes the silk but leaves the husk and freezes that in a freezer bag. She said that when she wants corn on the cob, she just pulls one out and puts it (husk and all) into the microwave for a few minutes. I've never tried that though. Tomatoes are great to blanch and skin and then freeze whole. Stef --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I wash and clean them and then cut them into the size I want and blanch them. Then I lay them out of cookie sheets and freeze then individually before I put them in bags. That was I can take out one or two servings without thawing the whole bag. I freeze lots of brocoli and carrots and zucchini as welll as berries and fruits I buy. I have a dehydrator and dehydrate muchrooms and tomotoes and herbs. I tried dehysrating cucumber slices, but it did not work well. Katie Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote: Ho do you freeze fresh veggies? Do you have to blanch them first, cut them up, just place in freezer baggies? I freeze soups in freezer baggies and grab for work lunches often. Donna --- shalomlmr <shalomlmr wrote: > Last year my step daughter had a large garden. She > froze some of the > items but for the most part she used her dehydrator > and was very > thankful as last month her freezer died and she lost > everything EXCEPT > what she had dehydrated. I understand some foods > taste different but > for the most part when reconstituted in your soups > etc they are great > plus they don't take up as much room as freezer > items do. Any > comments? Marlene > > Someone told me theres a girl out there With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair. Took my chances on a big jet plane, Never let them tell you that they're all the same. SOURCE: Going to California - Led Zep ________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/newmail_tools.html Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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