"redclay" wrote in message
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Blanch them because the heat stops all biological processes. If just
frozen
they come out as mush. Have you ever tried pickling some; not too bad in
the winter.

Have to disagree!
Following advice from this NG we no longer blanch. We were still eating last
year's frozen beans as we started picking this years .... and not one batch
could be described as mush. We find there is absolutely no difference
whatsoever between the two methods, so are very happy to have stopped
wasting time and energy with blanching.