"Robert" wrote ...
Richard_G wrote:
: "Bob Hobden" asked
:: "Robert" wrote after...
::: fruitbat asked:
:::: I expect this question has been asked before at some time.
:::: I have still got a row of last years parsnips in the ground. They
:::: are in fine condition but I find some of them are beginging to
:::: sprout.
:::: I plan to dig them up, but how should I store them. I thought,
:::: perhaps, dry sand?.
:::
::: You could slice them into meal ready slices and freeze them like we
::: do
:::
::
:: Do you blanch them first?
::
:
: I'd be interested too. We've never frozen parsnips, but in general I
: wonder whether blanching is always as important as often stated. It's
: certainly a nuisance when you have a large crop to be frozen.
:
: Richard

We don't for parsnips and we've never had food poisoning from them, touch
wood

Good, that make the whole process much easier. I did wonder, as Blanching is
usually to preserve the colour of the fruit/veg, and as Parsnips don't have
much......

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Regards
Bob H