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Wed, Oct 11, 06 at 18:12
| Hi,
After washing and drying chives (whole stems), do I put all of them in one bag, or do I only put enough in a bag for a single use? Thanks! |
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- Posted by daisyduckworth Aust (My Page) on Thu, Oct 12, 06 at 3:06
| Unless you want dozens of itty bitty bags floating around your freezer, put them all into one bag. BUT squash the pile flat like a pancake (make several pancakes if you have enough chives). The pancakes can then be transferred to a container, with plastic wrap between layers. This way you can easily snap off the amount you need, without having to attack a mountain with a jackhammer. Alternatively, if you are going to add chives to something like a stew, freeze them in water in an ice-cube tray. No need to thaw. Just plop in an ice-cube or two. |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 12, 06 at 9:17
| Hi daisy, Sorry I'm having trouble understanding this! I don't have tons of it, but enough for a couple bags. If I flatten the bags out, could I reach into one bag, and just break off the amount of chives that I want, after they're frozen, and return the bag to the freezer? Also.......if I do it in ice cube trays, do I just snip them into small pieces that fit into a tray and then fill with water? Thanks! |
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| Freezer: Just snap off what you need. Cubes: Fill each cube in the try with cut chives and water. Freeze. Transfer to a good freezer bag or container. Then just use a cube or 2 whenever needed. |
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- Posted by scrappyjack (My Page) on Thu, Oct 12, 06 at 17:48
| Do they need to be dried first? |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 13, 06 at 7:40
| THanks Jack. Scrappy..........I'm assuming they can be fresh before putting them in the freezer and ice cube trays. After you wash the fresh ones, though, I think I'd dry them off good first..........at least the ones just going into a baggy in the freezer. |
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- Posted by daisyduckworth Aust (My Page) on Fri, Oct 13, 06 at 17:47
| They don't need to be dried first. |
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- Posted by scrappyjack (My Page) on Fri, Oct 13, 06 at 20:29
| Thanks! I don't know that I'd ever heard of dried chives, but I never prepared herbs before! I'll have to get mine picked and froze before they freeze(?). heehee My daughter (8yrs old) decided she LOVES sour cream and chives on her baked potatoes! YUM! :) |
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- Posted by vera_eastern_wa 5b-6a (My Page) on Sat, Oct 14, 06 at 11:26
| This is what I do: I cut my chives in half and then lay them all out on a sheet to freeze them. Then I scoop them all off quickly into a zip-lock and put back in the freezer. The first step seems to prevent them from sticking together. Vera |
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