On 18 Feb 2004 22:55:00 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

~In article ,
~Alan Holmes see sig for reply address wrote:
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~Someone said I should freeze leeks to keep them for later.
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~Can I freeze them fresh out of the soil or do I have to cook them first?
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~Dunno. But, if they aren't starting to produce flower stalks, why
~not let them be?
~

Just before I need the leek bed for the current year's crops, I lift
the remaining plants, clean them and then cut into rings. Open freeze
them, then bag up. I guess you could cut into strips too before
freezing. The trick is to freeze them so you don't end up with a solid
block, and can pour out the quantity you require.

I don't normally do this till April, though, when they start to bolt.


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jane

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