Now that we've had a week or so of hot weather, the garden seems to be burgeoning left and right. I desperately need to get out there and thin the spinach, kale, onions and carrots. I am pretty sure that we planted way too many pumpkins - but I'll let them grow. Not only is it a vegetable that Danny will actually eat, but also a useful fall decoration.
Question: Has anyone out there ever frozen kale? If so, how? I think I will have a bumper crop.
I have never grown kale so "no" but here is a site that seems to have the same ideas about it I did.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezing_greens.htm
ReplyDeletegood luck and pick early!
Much like downtown Seattle, I think you have an over-crowding problem. Who knew you had such a green thumb.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine, Dawna, freezes Kale. She blanches it first and then freezes. I've tried freezing it and it seemed to me that it handled it well. However, I didn't blanch mine first. Primarily, because I forgot. I just cut mine up in bite size pieces and put it in ziplock freezer bags. When I make my favorite, Toscana Soup, I just pull it out by handfuls and add it to the soup. The kale doesn't clump together like a lot of frozen items do. It just stays loose and crumbly, so it's easy to use and it tastes the same after freezing.
ReplyDeleteBy the way - your garden looks great!
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