"Kay" wrote in message
...
In article , Peter Stockdale
writes

I think Alan and Joan's reply probably should have read " we never BLANCH
them " ???

Chris in Somerset


I sort of guessed that - CK. !!

People should take care to say what they mean.

Incidentally - what is the purpose of blanching ?

Sterilisation. It used to be thought that unblanched veg would still
manage to go off even when frozen
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"


No ~ not sterilization.
What blanching does is destroy some of the natural enzymes in the material
that can produce 'off' tastes after long storage in the freezer.

I don't blanch any of my produce for freezing, but try not to keep it too
long, and to use it in rotation.
Cheers,
Chris in Somerset