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"michael adams" wrote in message ... So every book, and every supposed "expert" on the subject is wrong. I have a collection of poultry books since I am a breeder of fancy fowl. Some of the advice given even 20 years ago, would now be regarded as wrong. Just because it is in a book doesn't mean it is gospel. Not even the bible is that. What makes an expert? SOmeone who has studied the physics of freexing and can explain about molecular structures etc? Or someone wgho freezes, pickles and preserves fruit and vegetables yearly for the olast 2 decades as a means of preserving gluts and avoiding waste? Most of the books and the supposed "experts" recommend blanching french beans if they're going to be stored for longer than around 8 weeks maximum. And peas if they're going to be stored for longer than 12 weeks. So if it worries you, blanch away.If you prefer to blindly belive what you read in a book rather than try something yourself, carry on. As most people will be sick of the sight and taste of beans and peas at the end of the season, it's assumed they'd be storing them for a longer period than that. I love beans and could never be sick of them. It's why I grow and freeze so many. I have beans almost every day. In which case they'll need to be blanched to halt the enzyme activity which would otherwise eventually render them unpapalatable. Oh well, I obviously have unique beans cos mine are delicious. As there are no big corporations around with a direct interest in persuading people to blanch vegetables unecessarily, I find it difficult to believe there's some widespread conspiracy afoot to forge experimental data and trials, biological explanations about enzyme actitvity, and for "experts" to fabricate personal anecdotes about spoiled food, simply in order to hoodwink the public. shrug so carry on if it's what makes you happy. Some people might look on the opportunity to freeze their own produce as a privilege rather a chore. And something worth taking a little trouble over, given that it only takes up a couple of hours a year at the most. And I'd imagine that if they thought otherwise many of them probably wouldn't bother, but would simply buy their stuff in the supermarket instead. So why not conduct an experiment for yourself so that you will *know* instead of believeing everything you read? Bl;anch and freeze some, then freeze unblanched some more? |
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