Thread: Freezing Herbs
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Old 19-08-2003, 02:04 AM
Rusty Hinge
 
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Default Freezing Herbs

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Does anyone have a list of herbs that freeze well.


I have coriander thyme, chives, mint, Italian parsley and basil in
abundance.


(I used to work for Frozen Herbs Limited.......)

They will all freeze well. We washed them, spun them dry, blast froze
them, broke them, winnowed them and packed them in polythene bags in
boxes.

You could emulate the process by freezing the herbs, and when frozen,
rubbing the leaves off and, using a cold riddle which you have just
taken out of the freezer, sieving the leaf from the stems, then packing
the leaf in airtight polythene bags. You can spoon out the loose leaf as
required, but unless you reseal the bag immediately, it will tend to dry
out and make the leaf tough.

I tend to prepare mine as if they were about to be used and freeze them
with a small quantity of water in an ice-cube tray. Frozen in a block of
ice, there is no freezer-burn/dehydration.

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