Anj wrote:
> On Jul 13, 3:44 pm, George Shirley > wrote:
>
>>> I'm not quite a newbie to canning, nor am I an expert.
> *snip*
> and freeze my vegies. I came across an interesting way to freeze
> certain
>>> vegies the other day and thought I'd get an opinion on it.
>>> Basically, this method is to slice, quarter, etc., your vegetable and
>>> then put them in a triple thickness of brown paper sack (the freezer
>>> kind or double lunch sacks) and toss the sack into the freezer. I did
>>> some reading on this and found that unblanched vegies will last up to
>>> 6 months, but blanched will last up to a year. That was news to me
>>> because I'd ALWAYS blanched in the past.
> *snip*
>>> Does anyone have an opinion on this method? Has anyone tried this
>>> method? If tried, what were the results? (And I apologize in advance
>>> if this topic has been covered before. I did a search of the group
>>> but didn't find any relevant results.)
>
>> Had not heard of this method before Anj, do you have a cite for the
>> method so we can look it up too? Sounds interesting.
>>
>> I do freeze a number of things by slicing or chopping, put on a bun pan,
>> stick it in the freezer for an hour, then move the product to a vacuum
>> seal bag, seal, mark as to product, then toss in the freezer. Lasts two
>> to three years that way if we don't use it all up first. Mostly do sweet
>> chiles and okra this way with no degradation of the vegetables. All the
>> other stuff I freeze by blanching according to the time table, running
>> it through an ice water bath, put it in a colander, then run it through
>> the salad spinner, after that it gets bagged and vac sealed.
>
> Thanks for the response, George! I really appreciate it.
>
> Sorry! I meant to include the link the last time.
> http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf25719721.tip.html

Thank you, I'll look into it. Doesn't quite meet USDA standards but has
possibilities.
>
> And I'd also like to than you for taking another look.

No problemo.
>
> Whew! I am expecting a package and being at the end of a longgggg
> lane the UPS and Fed-X people usually just leave it at our front
> gate. So decided to walk down and take a look. I know better than
> that in this heat! Now I'm hot, dizzy and sweaty and trying to cool
> off.
>
> Hugs,
> Anj
>
>
DW was out mowing this morning, again. Got home from running errands at
1130 and she was just coming in. Heat index temperature was slightly
over 120F at that time. Got her into a tepid shower, changed to cold,
then dried off and rested for several hours. No fool like an old fool.