"Wilson" > wrote in message
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> sometime in the recent past D. Arlington posted this:
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>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
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>>> D. Arlington wrote:
>>>> What's the best way to preserve fresh eggplants? I always end with
>>>> more than we can eat from the garden. Is there some way to preserve
>>>> them? What methods have you tried?
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>>> Eggplant caponata freezes well, as does eggplant moussaka. Any other way
>>> you end up with a mushy mess. I have recipes for both if you are
>>> interested.
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>> Thanks but I already have more recipes for eggplant than I can ever use.
>> I also can't fry them since it ads hundreds of calories to a dish. I
>> spray them with Spam and bake them before using.
> Instead of frying them, they can be baked without oil and achieve the same
> results as I mentioned in my post.
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> I did a quick search on 'blanching eggplant' and came up with plenty of
> methods and here's one now http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingeggplant.htm
Thanks.
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>>> I understand your dilemma, we had six plants deliver 75 lbs of eggplant
>>> one year. Neighbors would lock their doors and turn off the lights if
>>> they saw one of us coming with a plastic bag in our hand.
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>> LOL! I know what you mean. They did the same thing when they saw me
>> coming up their walks last summer with yet another sack of cucumbers,
>> tomatoes, greens and eggplants; and I'm a canner. :-) I was hoping
>> there was some way to freeze/preserve them plain so they could be used in
>> the recipes my family likes all winter long. Apparently I'll have to
>> make those dishes first, then freeze them. That'll take a lot of space in
>> the freezer. It kills me to compost good food and there's nowhere to
>> donate fresh vegetables where I live.
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