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Freezing Runner Beans
In message , Ed
writes On 07/08/08 12:13, Gordon H wrote: I will not disclose whose method I used yesterday to freeze the first 1lb of beans. :-) Gordon, Try different methods for each batch n so keep everyone happy! Then let us know if there were any significant differences. I bet there won't be much between them! Ed I won't take that bet! I sliced them into 1/2" wide diagonals, split them into two, steamed one half for 3 minutes, dropped the other half into boiling water for 2 minutes, laid them out on a tea towel and dried them, spread them on two baking trays until frozen them sorted them into labelled plastic bags. To remove air from the bags I used my own patent method of inserting a drinking straw into a corner of the zip-bag, and sucking the air out as I closed the last bit of the zip. Note: If you have a heavy cold take care not to sneeze into the bag. -- Gordon H |
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On 07/08/08 14:02, Gordon H wrote:
In message , Ed writes On 07/08/08 12:13, Gordon H wrote: I will not disclose whose method I used yesterday to freeze the first 1lb of beans. :-) Gordon, Try different methods for each batch n so keep everyone happy! Then let us know if there were any significant differences. I bet there won't be much between them! Ed I won't take that bet! I sliced them into 1/2" wide diagonals, split them into two, steamed one half for 3 minutes, dropped the other half into boiling water for 2 minutes, laid them out on a tea towel and dried them, spread them on two baking trays until frozen them sorted them into labelled plastic bags. To remove air from the bags I used my own patent method of inserting a drinking straw into a corner of the zip-bag, and sucking the air out as I closed the last bit of the zip. Note: If you have a heavy cold take care not to sneeze into the bag. LOL!! ur a well humorous boy!! But u got to have a sense of humour when growing veg and not get too down when things fail as they do. Ed |
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In article , Gordon H writes: | | Note: If you have a heavy cold take care not to sneeze into the bag. Yes. Frozen beans are very susceptible to infection by the common cold virus, which can then infect everything else in your freezer. So when its door or top blows open, you know why. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In message , Ed
writes On 07/08/08 14:02, Gordon H wrote: I won't take that bet! I sliced them into 1/2" wide diagonals, split them into two, steamed one half for 3 minutes, dropped the other half into boiling water for 2 minutes, laid them out on a tea towel and dried them, spread them on two baking trays until frozen them sorted them into labelled plastic bags. To remove air from the bags I used my own patent method of inserting a drinking straw into a corner of the zip-bag, and sucking the air out as I closed the last bit of the zip. Note: If you have a heavy cold take care not to sneeze into the bag. LOL!! ur a well humorous boy!! But u got to have a sense of humour when growing veg and not get too down when things fail as they do. Ed The straw method works! Vacuum-packing is the only way to get rid of _all_ the air. -- Gordon H |
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Freezing Runner Beans
In message , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Gordon H writes: | | Note: If you have a heavy cold take care not to sneeze into the bag. Yes. Frozen beans are very susceptible to infection by the common cold virus, which can then infect everything else in your freezer. So when its door or top blows open, you know why. Regards, Nick Maclaren. 8-) -- Gordon H |
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from Ros Butt contains these words: Pick them before they get too big (certainly not stringy) top, tail and slice them and blanch for 1 - 2 minutes, cool under cold water immediately, drain and place on a plastic tray, put straight in the freezer. After about an hour give them a toss around and then leave them until they are nearly frozen ( or completely - if you have forgotten about them, as happens often!) you should be able to scrunch them off the tray and into a bag for storage. Where they will slowly turn to green leather... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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On Aug 5, 12:52*pm, Gordon H wrote:
Now that I am picking more beans than I can eat, I have to resort to freezing some for later use. I have Googled and found as many contradictions about precise methods as there are pairs of contributors. * *;-) *From a consensus, I propose to wash and slice diagonally into 1/2 " wide pieces, drop into boiling water for 2 minutes, drop in iced water for several minutes, then dry and freeze. The last time I did this many years ago I bagged them after drying and put them in the freezer. * * When we used them, they were stuck together to some extent and iced up in the plastic bags. * * *We learned to make up smaller portions... * ;-) Today's reading suggests that I should leave them to dry more thoroughly, and place them in the quick-freeze compartment on a baking tray, rather than toss them in a bag. Any comments on the methodology? It is a given that they will not taste as they do when fresh, but in a stir-fry with corn fed chicken, some Chinese veg and my favourite sauces... -- Gordon H I used to wash etc., now I don't, I do what the French do and that is pick, prepare and freeze dry, forget blanching. They have been doing this for generations and it obviously works, so when I get enough, as yet, not enough for us to make a meal on, then I will freeze the glut. Judith |
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On Aug 5, 2:39*pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Gordon H" *wrote ... Now that I am picking more beans than I can eat, I have to resort to freezing some for later use. I have Googled and found as many contradictions about precise methods as there are pairs of contributors. * *;-) From a consensus, I propose to wash and slice diagonally into 1/2 " wide pieces, drop into boiling water for 2 minutes, drop in iced water for several minutes, then dry and freeze. The last time I did this many years ago I bagged them after drying and put them in the freezer. * * When we used them, they were stuck together to some extent and iced up in the plastic bags. * * *We learned to make up smaller portions... * ;-) Today's reading suggests that I should leave them to dry more thoroughly, and place them in the quick-freeze compartment on a baking tray, rather than toss them in a bag. Any comments on the methodology? It is a given that they will not taste as they do when fresh, but in a stir-fry with corn fed chicken, some Chinese veg and my favourite sauces... We don't usually bother freezing Runners, tried it years ago and didn't like the result. Recently another allotment holder told us after trial and error she does not blanch the beans before freezing and cooks them from frozen so we have tried a few bags. We always freeze in portions for two (peas, french) so no need to bother with open freezing. -- Regards Bob Hobden- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When I went on a cokking course recently in Grenoble Bob, I was shown how to use a wok for cooking beans straight from the freezer with just a little butter, they tasted great. Judith |
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"Gordon H" wrote in message ... Now that I am picking more beans than I can eat, I have to resort to freezing some for later use. I have Googled and found as many contradictions about precise methods as there are pairs of contributors. ;-) From a consensus, I propose to wash and slice diagonally into 1/2 " wide pieces, drop into boiling water for 2 minutes, drop in iced water for several minutes, then dry and freeze. The last time I did this many years ago I bagged them after drying and put them in the freezer. When we used them, they were stuck together to some extent and iced up in the plastic bags. We learned to make up smaller portions... ;-) Today's reading suggests that I should leave them to dry more thoroughly, and place them in the quick-freeze compartment on a baking tray, rather than toss them in a bag. Any comments on the methodology? It is a given that they will not taste as they do when fresh, but in a stir-fry with corn fed chicken, some Chinese veg and my favourite sauces... My grandfather, who didn't have a freezer, always used to salt them in jars. He would visit just before Christmas Day to give us some. He was a magnificent gardener. |
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On Aug 8, 10:47*pm, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "Gordon H" wrote in message ... Now that I am picking more beans than I can eat, I have to resort to freezing some for later use. I have Googled and found as many contradictions about precise methods as there are pairs of contributors. * *;-) From a consensus, I propose to wash and slice diagonally into 1/2 " wide pieces, drop into boiling water for 2 minutes, drop in iced water for several minutes, then dry and freeze. The last time I did this many years ago I bagged them after drying and put them in the freezer. * * When we used them, they were stuck together to some extent and iced up in the plastic bags. * * *We learned to make up smaller portions... * ;-) Today's reading suggests that I should leave them to dry more thoroughly, and place them in the quick-freeze compartment on a baking tray, rather than toss them in a bag. Any comments on the methodology? It is a given that they will not taste as they do when fresh, but in a stir-fry with corn fed chicken, some Chinese veg and my favourite sauces... My grandfather, who didn't have a freezer, always used to salt them in jars. He would visit just before Christmas Day to give us some. He was a magnificent gardener.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I tried that Christina, many years ago, far too many in fact!!!! They were horrid when I cooked them and I threw out the entire stock of jars that I had, the old type pot sweet jars. I remember buying rock salt, and layering the beans and salt but I'm sure I did something wrong, they were awful. Judith |
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On Aug 9, 9:21*am, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:16:43 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote: On Aug 8, 10:47*pm, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Gordon H" wrote in message ... Now that I am picking more beans than I can eat, I have to resort to freezing some for later use. I have Googled and found as many contradictions about precise methods as there are pairs of contributors. * *;-) From a consensus, I propose to wash and slice diagonally into 1/2 " wide pieces, drop into boiling water for 2 minutes, drop in iced water for several minutes, then dry and freeze. The last time I did this many years ago I bagged them after drying and put them in the freezer. * * When we used them, they were stuck together to some extent and iced up in the plastic bags. * * *We learned to make up smaller portions... * ;-) Today's reading suggests that I should leave them to dry more thoroughly, and place them in the quick-freeze compartment on a baking tray, rather than toss them in a bag. Any comments on the methodology? It is a given that they will not taste as they do when fresh, but in a stir-fry with corn fed chicken, some Chinese veg and my favourite sauces... My grandfather, who didn't have a freezer, always used to salt them in jars. He would visit just before Christmas Day to give us some. He was a magnificent gardener.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I tried that Christina, many years ago, far too many in fact!!!! *They were horrid when I cooked them and I threw out the entire stock of jars that I had, the old type pot sweet jars. *I remember buying rock salt, and layering the beans and salt but I'm sure I did something wrong, they were awful. There is a local Dutch family who made a fortune out of selling salted and pickled vegetables to UK. They were conveniently located across a canal from the vegetable auction. The owner thought most of the stuff they exported was used on ships. I find salted vegetables disgusting too. -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I wonder how they were able to sell the stuff? I have eaten cornichons in a light herb pickled water, they are nice but again I would prefer to eat all my vegetables fresh. Judith |
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