Freezing Fresh Vege
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Topic: Freezing Fresh Vege
Posted By: Plushie
Subject: Freezing Fresh Vege
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 7:17pm
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In this case, butter beans.
Do you have to blanch them first? I also have huge amounts of corn on the cob growing (over 80 ears so far!!) can i freeze that?? |
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 8:07pm
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I know corn freezes well just put in the freezer with skin still on.
I have a freezing vege book here. Butter beans. Wash and trim ends and string if necessary. Leave whole or cut into 2cm pieces or slice finely. Too cook put them into boiling water. Whole = 3 min 2cm = 2 min sliced = 1min Drain and store well in freezer -------------  
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 8:15pm
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We used to blanch beans - not sure if you *have* to or not though.
SMS, do you mean with the leaves still on? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 8:17pm
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Wonderful! I have been meaning to ask this as we can't eat our beans fast enough. Thanks ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 8:19pm
i have no idea i dont eat beans  But the book doesnt say removed leaves so i guess not  -------------
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 8:40pm
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Leaves!?
As far as i was concerned, you pick them, trim the stalk/end bit if you want and freeze them but my mom was insisting that i had to blanch them and it looks like she's right. Shes always bloody right. I have like 3kg of butterbeans here from ONE ROW of plants and i'm told they keep making beans if you keep picking. At least the corn is going to be simple 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 9:09pm
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When you want to thaw the corn, put it in a sink of warm water before you start pulling the husks off. -------------  |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 9:34pm
Don't you hate that!  ------------- Lindsey
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bowie wrote:Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 18 January 2011 at 7:38am
Haha, no, I meant the leaves on the corn, not the beans!! Just cos SMS said with the skin on, and I was wondering what she meant by skin  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 18 January 2011 at 9:51am
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Oh...of course! I was trying to work out if you were going to freeze the whole bean plant or something. I forgot about the corn. Duh!
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 19 January 2011 at 1:05pm
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Haha, I was just having a good laugh about the leaves on beans.
I never thought about freezing fresh vege, awesome idea. -------------  
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Posted By: happymumma
Date Posted: 19 January 2011 at 3:32pm
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SMS what is the book you have? Sounds like a good one - I was wondering about how to freeze things properly. Wish I had the surplus of beans that some of you have. I need to take better care of mine next year and protect them from nasty snails! |