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Default Freezing pumpkin help - weird texture?

What about freezing cannabutter, cooked butter?
Mike H wrote:
> wrote in news:1151079948.845014.93780
> @i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
>
> > I recently made a pumpkin pie and froze the leftover canned pumpkin in
> > a plastic tupperware container. A week later, I took it out of the
> > freezer to thaw it and the texture was really leathery and watery. Did
> > I freeze it wrong? Is it still edible?

>
> You froze it, that's basically what you did. My guess is it's leathery
> because it's lost a lot of it's moisture.
>
> WHen you freeze plant matter, fruits, veggies, ect, the ice crystals that
> form puncture the cell walls, and when they thaw out, the liquid runs out
> through the holes. That's why a lot of times you'll see frozen berries
> called for in jelly or jam recipes, because you're going to break em down
> anyway, it gives them a head start.
>
> Next time, make another pie and freeze the pie.