Richard_G wrote:
: "Bob Hobden" wrote in message
: ...
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::: 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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: We have tried freezing runner beans without blanching. To be honest
: there doesn't seem to be much difference in the taste or texture.
:
: Richard

We had a discussion about blanching last year (broad beans) and somebody put
forward the point that unless blanching took place you could not be
completely safeguarded against food poisoning as even in freezer conditions,
one type of bacteria(?) could multiply