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I've just had a rummage through today . Loads of fruit still but with a craft fair on the horizon that'll soon get used up .Veg stocks are very low ......
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S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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Runner beans, anyone????When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!
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Yes please CT ........We seemed to have frozen tons of them last summer , can't think where they've all gone ........S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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I wish, I didn't get 1 bag full this year, the buds just kept dropping off
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You can get problems with some veggies though, for example broad beans as they are more likely to split which is bad as then you will have problems clearing. However the raspberry I made last year was from frozen fruit and is the clearest I've ever managed.Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
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Originally Posted by marchogaeth
Doesn't wine made from frozen fruit not clear?
Frozen fruit is absolutely perfect for winemakingI love this forum; every day you learn something new or something you've believed for years turns out to be a myth!Originally posted by Two_Sheds View PostLast edited by marchogaeth; 02-09-2012, 11:52 AM."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
PS. I just don't have enough time to say hello to everyone as they join so please take this as a delighted to see you here!Comment
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half a pig in one chest freezer another one going to butcher next monday so that will be joining it in the small upright is loads if fruit and some veggies in the other chest freezer is pasta sauce tomatoe soup whole tomatoes bags and bags of runner beans and peas plus the weekly shop which i havent yet realised im shopping for one since son joined army in sept last year will have to get myself sorted easier said than doneComment
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Made "Freezer Soup" yesterday. Carrots, parsnips, roasted pumpkin, leek, chicken stock -all from the freezer. Couple of handfuls of red split lentils. Boil. Blitz. Now if I can make a sourdough loaf this weekend, my weekend will be very happy indeed!When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!Comment
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I took a bag of freezer fudge in to the staffroom today: it went down very well
Tonight I have Mixtry Pasta Sauce, and himself has got a beef chilli. We're about 3/4 the way through the chesty now. Can't see the bottom yet, but I feel it's nearAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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The gooseberries moved on today .........next to be evicted may be some plums .....S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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I'm looking for recipes for grated courgette
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make a Frittata - fry onions, courgettes- when cooked add beaten eggs, season.
When bottoms cooked add grated cheese to top and grill till bubbly MmmmmComment
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http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...pes_60026.htmlOriginally posted by taff View PostI'm looking for recipes for grated courgette
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...recipes-2.htmlAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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and the cake wins it...lemon....but hmm...courgette burgers....Comment
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Good thread to ponder on an icy day in Feb as not unknown to put surplus gooseberries in only to spot last year's still there, oops.
So currently defrosting 2011 fruit to make a space in the freezer to make crumbles to put back in the freezer, no space in the freezer…. Am I doing this right?
Also timely to ponder what NOT to freeze again coz some stuff might as well go to the worms fresh as they end up with it in the end..... Why do some things freeze so well and others so disastrously, need to find other ways...
The tally, comments and advice invited….:
1. Don't even try... pears (don’t keep, better bottled), apples (store a bit, last longer dried), strawberries (eat), courgette and peppers (dried), chillies (fresh/dried).
2. Hopeless, zero percent, don’t do it again! Rubbery carrots (in future keep like parsnips and maincrop potatoes); grey mange tout and french beans (probably best regarded as fresh only). This winter was reasonably successful with fresh veg so not going to freeze raw veg this year only in prepared/cooked dishes where it seems be OK…
3. OK-ish: A few raw/blanched veg such as sliced runner beans, broad beans. Short term: semi-skimmed milk, bread, surplus fresh pasta, cooked rice . Plums, greengages etc OK-ish but probably better bottled or in a prepared/cooked dish.
4. Best: most raw meats; soft fruit such as currants (white, red, black), gooseberries etc; passata (much easier than bottling); many prepared pre-cooked meals including soups, stews, curries, some sauces, crumbles, fruit syrups etc.
5. Best of all: Cornish Dairy Ice-cream, ice for drinks.
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