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Total Newbie at the age of 57
Please I ask to excuse my naivety and what may appear to be silly questions
to some. This year , in fact two weeks ago is the very first time that I have attempted to grow vegs.. I know that this is a little early to contenplate this, but once grown and harvested how do I freeze the surplus runner beans and peas that I hope that I will have. I have to put down this new venture to my neighbour.. we have just moved into our bungalow, and this all started when my neighbour gave me some tomatoes plants, which I now have in the green house. Any help and advice believe me, will be gratefully received Mary ( Evesham) |
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On 14 May, 09:30, "Mary" wrote:
Please I ask to excuse my naivety and what may appear to be silly questions to some. This year , in fact two weeks ago is the very first time that I have attempted to grow vegs.. I know that this is a little early to contenplate this, but once grown and harvested how do I freeze the surplus runner beans and peas that I hope that I will have. I have to put down this new venture to my neighbour.. we have just moved into our bungalow, and this all started when my neighbour gave me some tomatoes plants, which I now have in the green house. Any help and advice believe me, will be gratefully received Hullo Mary. Click on the link below and see all the advice from picking vegs to storing and freezing. There's a lovely book also called How to store your garden produce, the key to self sufficiency by Piers Warren from Green Books www.greenbooks.co.uk. It's my bible and I love it. The tips are clear to follow and the illustrations amusing. It shows you how to dry store, juice, freeze, bottle, jams and chutneys. I don't grow runner beans - don't like them - but I do tons of peas. I blanch them for 2 minutes, cool and freeze. I can't remember buying any peas. The blanching time depends on you - some do 1 minutes others 3, it depends how you like your peas. I like cooking them with mint and onions, so I don't blanch them long. Have fun! http://www.thecei.org.uk/Beanstalk/harvest.htm |
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Total Newbie at the age of 57
"Mary" wrote ... This year , in fact two weeks ago is the very first time that I have attempted to grow vegs.. I know that this is a little early to contenplate this, but once grown and harvested how do I freeze the surplus runner beans and peas that I hope that I will have. I have to put down this new venture to my neighbour.. we have just moved into our bungalow, and this all started when my neighbour gave me some tomatoes plants, which I now have in the green house. Any help and advice believe me, will be gratefully received Personally we don't bother freezing Runners, just enjoy them fresh and give away any surplus, they don't freeze well IMO. Whereas peas freeze beautifully, pod the peas, get yourself some freezer bags and weigh out enough peas for a meal for the family and then freeze them in bags of that weight. No need to blanch or anything. -- Regards Bob H |
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Thanks so much for that.. I have ordered the book... so here is keeping
fingers crossed Mary "La Puce" wrote in message ups.com... On 14 May, 09:30, "Mary" wrote: Please I ask to excuse my naivety and what may appear to be silly questions to some. This year , in fact two weeks ago is the very first time that I have attempted to grow vegs.. I know that this is a little early to contenplate this, but once grown and harvested how do I freeze the surplus runner beans and peas that I hope that I will have. I have to put down this new venture to my neighbour.. we have just moved into our bungalow, and this all started when my neighbour gave me some tomatoes plants, which I now have in the green house. Any help and advice believe me, will be gratefully received Hullo Mary. Click on the link below and see all the advice from picking vegs to storing and freezing. There's a lovely book also called How to store your garden produce, the key to self sufficiency by Piers Warren from Green Books www.greenbooks.co.uk. It's my bible and I love it. The tips are clear to follow and the illustrations amusing. It shows you how to dry store, juice, freeze, bottle, jams and chutneys. I don't grow runner beans - don't like them - but I do tons of peas. I blanch them for 2 minutes, cool and freeze. I can't remember buying any peas. The blanching time depends on you - some do 1 minutes others 3, it depends how you like your peas. I like cooking them with mint and onions, so I don't blanch them long. Have fun! http://www.thecei.org.uk/Beanstalk/harvest.htm |
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Total Newbie at the age of 57
On 15 May, 10:25, "Mary" wrote:
Thanks so much for that.. I have ordered the book... so here is keeping fingers crossed Lovely. Enjoy! |
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Total Newbie at the age of 57
On May 14, 3:39 pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Mary" wrote ... This year , in fact two weeks ago is the very first time that I have attempted to grow vegs.. I know that this is a little early to contenplate this, but once grown and harvested how do I freeze the surplus runner beans and peas that I hope that I will have. I have to put down this new venture to my neighbour.. we have just moved into our bungalow, and this all started when my neighbour gave me some tomatoes plants, which I now have in the green house. Any help and advice believe me, will be gratefully received Personally we don't bother freezing Runners, just enjoy them fresh and give away any surplus, they don't freeze well IMO. Whereas peas freeze beautifully, pod the peas, get yourself some freezer bags and weigh out enough peas for a meal for the family and then freeze them in bags of that weight. No need to blanch or anything. -- Regards Bob H I would agree with that Bob, blanching peas is totally unnecessary. I find French Dwarf beans freeze very well and again, I do not blanch them. I tried carrot but I thought the fibres changed and I didn't like it. I freeze a glut of tomatoes without any treatment at all to use later on for chutney. Strawberries freeze without any treatment but they are only good for making jam or toppings. My blackcurrants and redcurrants. I cook them down and put them in a jelly bag to drip all night into a saucepan and I freeze the juice for making icecream and a pouring sauce. |
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Total Newbie at the age of 57
judith. wrote after"Bob Hobden"replied to "Mary" wrote .. .. This year , in fact two weeks ago is the very first time that I have attempted to grow vegs.. I know that this is a little early to contenplate this, but once grown and harvested how do I freeze the surplus runner beans and peas that I hope that I will have. I have to put down this new venture to my neighbour.. we have just moved into our bungalow, and this all started when my neighbour gave me some tomatoes plants, which I now have in the green house. Any help and advice believe me, will be gratefully received Personally we don't bother freezing Runners, just enjoy them fresh and give away any surplus, they don't freeze well IMO. Whereas peas freeze beautifully, pod the peas, get yourself some freezer bags and weigh out enough peas for a meal for the family and then freeze them in bags of that weight. No need to blanch or anything. I would agree with that Bob, blanching peas is totally unnecessary. I find French Dwarf beans freeze very well and again, I do not blanch them. I tried carrot but I thought the fibres changed and I didn't like it. I freeze a glut of tomatoes without any treatment at all to use later on for chutney. Strawberries freeze without any treatment but they are only good for making jam or toppings. My blackcurrants and redcurrants. I cook them down and put them in a jelly bag to drip all night into a saucepan and I freeze the juice for making icecream and a pouring sauce. Sue makes Passata out of the surplus tomatoes and freezes that in bags in lots the same as one can buy. Roughly chop the toms, put in a large saucepan and bring to the boil and simmer gently until they turn to mush. Blitz in a food processor until smooth and then strain into a large bowl and then bag up. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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Total Newbie at the age of 57
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I tried carrot but I thought the fibres changed and I didn't like it. Carrots might freeze better after cooking. They're certainly OK if frozen in a stew. I freeze a glut of tomatoes without any treatment at all to use later on for chutney. Strawberries freeze without any treatment but they are only good for making jam or toppings. My blackcurrants and redcurrants. I cook them down and put them in a jelly bag to drip all night into a saucepan and I freeze the juice for making icecream and a pouring sauce. Redcurrants and blackcurrants freeze nicely whole -- Kay |
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Total Newbie at the age of 57
On May 16, 11:02 pm, K wrote:
" writes I tried carrot but I thought the fibres changed and I didn't like it. Carrots might freeze better after cooking. They're certainly OK if frozen in a stew. I freeze a glut of tomatoes without any treatment at all to use later on for chutney. Strawberries freeze without any treatment but they are only good for making jam or toppings. My blackcurrants and redcurrants. I cook them down and put them in a jelly bag to drip all night into a saucepan and I freeze the juice for making icecream and a pouring sauce. Redcurrants and blackcurrants freeze nicely whole Kay, what do you use yours for after freezing? |
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Total Newbie at the age of 57
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On May 16, 11:02 pm, K wrote: " writes I tried carrot but I thought the fibres changed and I didn't like it. Carrots might freeze better after cooking. They're certainly OK if frozen in a stew. I freeze a glut of tomatoes without any treatment at all to use later on for chutney. Strawberries freeze without any treatment but they are only good for making jam or toppings. My blackcurrants and redcurrants. I cook them down and put them in a jelly bag to drip all night into a saucepan and I freeze the juice for making icecream and a pouring sauce. Redcurrants and blackcurrants freeze nicely whole Kay, what do you use yours for after freezing? Anything. Pies, puddings, mix in with yogurt, serve with egg custard or rice pudding. Anything I'd use fruit for. At the moment I've a general frozen fruit glut - redcurrants, alpine strawberries and mulberries - need to get through it before the new soft fruit season starts ;-) -- Kay |
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