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Sun, Oct 6, 13 at 13:58
| Is it safe to blanch and freeze your green bean harvest and wait until you have enough volume to pressure can them. Obviously, they would have to be thawed first before processing. The reason for the question, is running out of freezer space this time of year. Hope some of the seasoned pros pop in here with opinions. Thanks everyone. Keith |
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| There are no safety issues but they will be very mushy. It's a double whammy on the cell structure. Freezing expands the cell walls, weakens them. Then the pressurized hot processing smashes the already damaged cells so the end quality will be poor. Maybe ok to use in soups and stews where texture doesn't matter much but not so good for eating as normal beans. Dave |
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| Thanks Dave. I kinda suspected that to be the case. I may try to hold some beans a couple of days in the fridge and hopefully get enough to can into pint jars. Thanks again. |
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