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re Runner Beans.
Having read various 'threads' about which variety to purchase . Over
the last 5 years I have never bought packets of beans. I have quite a number of varieties growing and I decide which is the best flavour and type to grow for the following year and save some . I leave the pods until they are large and brown and ready for saving. By this method I get the best. Despite watering frequently I am now finding that some 'beans' having grown to about two inches in length are dropping off.? Despite this I have a very good crop and it looks like 'beans' for a lot of meals or freezing some (which I am not keen on) (This year I have also had a bumper crop of raspberries) Peter. |
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re Runner Beans.
I also saved seed from last year (and from the peas) and have got bumper
crops of both. However a friend who used to do this regularly found that one year his peas, although giving a good crop, had a very poor taste. He thought it was because the previous year he had 2 varieties and they got cross pollenated. Presumably (if he was right) this could also happen to your beans. I agree about beans being frozen - they go very soggy and lose their flavour - does anyone out there know how to successfully freeze runner beans so that they still retain a "bite"? Jeanne Stockdale "Peter Coddington" wrote in message ... Having read various 'threads' about which variety to purchase . Over the last 5 years I have never bought packets of beans. I have quite a number of varieties growing and I decide which is the best flavour and type to grow for the following year and save some . I leave the pods until they are large and brown and ready for saving. By this method I get the best. Despite watering frequently I am now finding that some 'beans' having grown to about two inches in length are dropping off.? Despite this I have a very good crop and it looks like 'beans' for a lot of meals or freezing some (which I am not keen on) (This year I have also had a bumper crop of raspberries) Peter. |
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re Runner Beans.
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from "Peter Coddington" contains these words: it looks like 'beans' for a lot of meals or freezing some (which I am not keen on) (This year I have also had a bumper crop of raspberries) I salt my beans. We used to salt a big stone crock of them every year when I was a lad, and while I do have a freezer, beans take up a lot of room. If soaked in two changes of water the salted beans are perfectly acceptable, and the liquor they make in the process of salting can be used to add a little extra flavour to gravy, etc. If I do freeze any, I blanch them and freeze them in the blanching water - that way they don't partially freeze-dry. -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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re Runner Beans.
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from " Jeanne Stockdale" contains these words: I agree about beans being frozen - they go very soggy and lose their flavour - does anyone out there know how to successfully freeze runner beans so that they still retain a "bite"? Cut beans and put them into just enough boiling water to cover them. Bring back to the boil and seeth for two and a half minutes. Cool the beans in the water and put beans into freezer bags. Add the water you blanched them in, knot bags and freeze. -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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re Runner Beans.
"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message ... The message from " Jeanne Stockdale" contains these words: I agree about beans being frozen - they go very soggy and lose their flavour - does anyone out there know how to successfully freeze runner beans so that they still retain a "bite"? Cut beans and put them into just enough boiling water to cover them. Bring back to the boil and seeth for two and a half minutes. Cool the beans in the water and put beans into freezer bags. Add the water you blanched them in, knot bags and freeze. gosh it is many years since I heard the expression 'seeth' Ophelia |
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re Runner Beans.
On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, Ophelia wrote:
Cut beans and put them into just enough boiling water to cover them. Bring back to the boil and seeth for two and a half minutes. Cool the beans in the water and put beans into freezer bags. Add the water you blanched them in, knot bags and freeze. gosh it is many years since I heard the expression 'seeth' What? Do you mean that you never seethe your pottage? ;-) -- +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Internet: | writing from | | Fidonet: David Rance 2:252/110 | Caversham, | | BBS: telnet://mesnil.demon.co.uk | Reading, UK | +-------------------------------------------------------+ |
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re Runner Beans.
"David Rance" wrote in message ... On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, Ophelia wrote: Cut beans and put them into just enough boiling water to cover them. Bring back to the boil and seeth for two and a half minutes. Cool the beans in the water and put beans into freezer bags. Add the water you blanched them in, knot bags and freeze. gosh it is many years since I heard the expression 'seeth' What? Do you mean that you never seethe your pottage? ;-) UM not recently LOL O -- +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Internet: | writing from | | Fidonet: David Rance 2:252/110 | Caversham, | | BBS: telnet://mesnil.demon.co.uk | Reading, UK | +-------------------------------------------------------+ |
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re Runner Beans.
The message
from "Ophelia" contains these words: Cut beans and put them into just enough boiling water to cover them. Bring back to the boil and seeth for two and a half minutes. Cool the beans in the water and put beans into freezer bags. Add the water you blanched them in, knot bags and freeze. gosh it is many years since I heard the expression 'seeth' *AND* the 'e' dropped off the end of 'seethe'. You'd be surprised at some of the words which I've kept well-oiled these last mumblety-mumble years, and what what certain tools about the place are yet yclept innit. -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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re Runner Beans.
In article , Rusty Hinge
writes Cut beans and put them into just enough boiling water to cover them. Bring back to the boil and seeth for two and a half minutes. Cool the beans in the water and put beans into freezer bags. Add the water you blanched them in, knot bags and freeze. That is a perfectly acceptable way of freezing runner beans. Our way is somewhat simpler though. We pick the beans quite young and tender, well before any stringiness is forming. We top and tail them, slice them, pack them flat into freezer bags and pop them into the freezer within minutes of picking. They come out almost as crisp and tasty as they went in and they are easily separated in the bag if only a small quantity are required. We have done that for many years with excellent results. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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re Runner Beans.
Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:155887
"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message ... The message from "Ophelia" contains these words: Cut beans and put them into just enough boiling water to cover them. Bring back to the boil and seeth for two and a half minutes. Cool the beans in the water and put beans into freezer bags. Add the water you blanched them in, knot bags and freeze. gosh it is many years since I heard the expression 'seeth' *AND* the 'e' dropped off the end of 'seethe'. Yes I did notice You'd be surprised at some of the words which I've kept well-oiled these last mumblety-mumble years, and what what certain tools about the place are yet yclept innit. grin |
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re Runner Beans.
The message
from Alan Gould contains these words: blanched them in, knot bags and freeze. That is a perfectly acceptable way of freezing runner beans. Our way is somewhat simpler though. We pick the beans quite young and tender, well before any stringiness is forming. We top and tail them, slice them, pack them flat into freezer bags and pop them into the freezer within minutes of picking. They come out almost as crisp and tasty as they went in and they are easily separated in the bag if only a small quantity are required. We have done that for many years with excellent results. I have always understood that not blanching veg before freezing can be dangerous. -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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re Runner Beans.
In article , Rusty Hinge
writes That is a perfectly acceptable way of freezing runner beans. Our way is somewhat simpler though. We pick the beans quite young and tender, well before any stringiness is forming. We top and tail them, slice them, pack them flat into freezer bags and pop them into the freezer within minutes of picking. They come out almost as crisp and tasty as they went in and they are easily separated in the bag if only a small quantity are required. We have done that for many years with excellent results. I have always understood that not blanching veg before freezing can be dangerous. Freezing food can be dangerous with or without blanching, there are a lot of other factors which can affect the safety and quality of food. The most important thing in relation to garden crops is to prevent deterioration by build up of bacteria or enzymes. We do that by selecting out any poor looking goods and by preparing and freezing them immediately after picking. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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