Fresh vegetables can be frozen quickly and easily during the harvest season. Whether you freeze purchased or home-grown vegetables, the keys to a successful product are using vegetables at the peak of ripeness and freezing quickly after purchase or harvest.
Contents include:
Selection and Purchase
Blanching
Packing Food into Freezer Containers
Thawing and Preparing Vegetables to Eat
Guidance for Peas, Onions, Green Onions, Peppers, Potatoes, Squash and Zucchini.
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A week or so ago, I was goggling for something and came across this site. I love it! Thanks for all your wonderful help and knowledge.
By
07/03/2005
Green beans from the garden are tender/tasty when cooked. But the ones I have purchased in food store frozen are tasteless, and seem uncooked. They are beautifully green. What happened? I will not buy again.
By
09/01/2004
Hi Jo
It's not just you. It should be fixed now, though. Sorry about that.
By (Guest Post)
09/01/2004
Does this link not work or is it me?
Regards, Jo
By Jeanette (Guest Post)
07/11/2004
How can I freeze fresh green beans, tomatoes and corn?