On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:35:58 +0000 (UTC),
(jane) wrote:


~Alan Holmes 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?

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.

When they are (infrequently) available in my supermarket, I trim,
wash, and coarsly chop; then put into freezer bags. My main use is in
soup/stock, and it's lovely to have a quantity handy. I would *not*
cook them before freezing.