Psb

[womble]

You're not going to believe this (although you probably will )

I have an excess of PSB atm, the OH and the little ones are away atm, my 7 PSB plants don't know that and are still producing like there is no tomorrow, I had a table set up outside my house with a notice saying it's free and to take what you want, but donations are welcome, with a big pot full of PSB to choose from......... and nobody took anything. I can hardly believe it..... it was out all day today, don't they know this stuff is gourmet fgs.

My neighbours are all away, I need help to deal with the box of it.

I can stick it in the fridge, but by the time the rest of them get home, new stuff will be on the plants, so that's not feasible. Help!

[Jardiniere]

Freeze it ...i've been freezing a batch each time i've cut some for eating.

[womble]

Thanks, but is it really worth it, does it taste ok out of the freezer? And how long to blanch it.....can you tell I really don't want to do it That's not the deal I grow it, er indoors cooks it...... most of the time, if I really want a well cooked morsel, I do it myself. Fgs, don't tell her I said that

[Snadger]

Thanks, but is it really worth it, does it taste ok out of the freezer? And how long to blanch it.....can you tell I really don't want to do it That's not the deal I grow it, er indoors cooks it...... most of the time, if I really want a well cooked morsel, I do it myself. Fgs, don't tell her I said that

It only takes a few minutes to cook so I wouldn't try blanching it as it will turn to mush when cooked....surely!

[womble]

It only takes a few minutes to cook so I wouldn't try blanching it as it will turn to mush when cooked....surely!

I dunno, blimey I've got a massive box full of the stuff, I don't want to blanch it to start with, I can't believe the people who live around me are so silly. Maybe I should chop it up and serve it up in little microwavable dishes, maybe they would eat it then.

[Snadger]

I dunno, blimey I've got a massive box full of the stuff, I don't want to blanch it to start with, I can't believe the people who live around me are so silly. Maybe I should chop it up and serve it up in little microwavable dishes, maybe they would eat it then.

Or in a polystyrene tray with clingfilm over it and a big Tesco's sign across it!

[Alice]

I'm like you Womble. I like to eat stuff in season and not freeze it. There's only 2 of us in the house and I find that 3 plants gives us all the PSB we want to eat , don't want it with everything. Maybe you could cut down on your number of plants for next year.
I know what you mean about the people who won't take the stuff. I've offered people things and they just look in amazement. If it doesn't come pre prepared in a supermarket bag it's not real food.

[womble]

Or in a polystyrene tray with clingfilm over it and a big Tesco's sign across it!

I swear if I clingfilmed it, marked it organic and charged £2.50 a go, I would have them swarming all over me, especially if I went for the sultry tones of the M&S adverts, not me you understand, but the Mrs.....

Alice, I had 3 plants of normal PSB and 4 plants of Redhead, they were supposed to be separate harvest times
Live and learn

[womble]

So I've still got a couple of KG's of the stuff hanging about......... if I lived near the rat I would be ok

[Alice]

OK, it's cream of brocolli soup Womble. Nice with some cheese crumbled over.

[tamsin]

Try freecycle, there got to be someone somewhere near you that will appreciate it, obviously not your nearest neighbours though!

[Jardiniere]

cant believe you lot dont freeze your surplus .....think of the winter when there's f*** all in the garden.....throw the stuff into boiling water for a minute, drain, dry a bit and shove in a plastic bag - write on it what it is and next November you'll be glad you did.

[womble]

Yes but how does PSB do in the freezer? I can do french beans just, because they're not too bad, but most things are just horrible from frozen. I'm not freecycling it, no way, soup stuff sounds ok.
I wish the Oh was here to sort it out

[Two_Sheds]

Womble, get with the programme. You're just trying to avoid getting in the kitchen and doing "women's work" I suspect.

[Snadger]

Womble, get with the programme. You're just trying to avoid getting in the kitchen and doing "women's work" I suspect.

Just like Orinoco TS!