OT: dumb question

[Guest guest]

The husband person came home last night with a bushel of freshly harvested

collard greens from one of his customers. Yay. Problem is I am still in the

wheelchair and have only recently worked UP to the point of sitting up an hour

or two a day. I have the greens soaking in the sink and tried pulling them off

the stems but I don't have the strength.

 

Here's the question. Does anyone know if I can just wash them and toss them in

freezer bags and fix them later? Usually I blanch things before freezing but I

just don't have the strength right now. No way can my husband do it when he

gets home and there is no one around here who could/would come over and do it.

 

I hate waste and we depend a lot on the gifts of veggies and veggies we glean so

just throwing them out on the compost pile isn't the best option.

 

Rolling back to bed. Not a splendid day here. Love to all, Jeanne in GA

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Jeanne,

I don't think they would freeze well without first blanching. By the way, you

don't have to pull the stems out.

Here is what I do. If they are young and tender Collards, I don't bother

removing the stems, but just chop them up with the collards on a cutting board.

If they are older, larger tough greens/stems, then just fold the greens in half

and make one long cut along the fold where the stem is and it is gone, without

all that work for pulling it off the stem.

 

You may already do this when chopping collards or other big leaf greens, but I

wash them twice and then lay them on a cutting board, all the same directions.

This is easy if you just keep them all in the same direction in your sink when

you are washing them. Then I make about 4-5 long cuts from top to bottom

throught the greens. Then I grab them up tight with my left hand and cut

across the green the opposite direction making small ribbon cuts. I drop them

in boiling water and boil for 5 minutes, drain and then put back into the pot or

a wok with a little water, cooking oil and salt and stir fry them until crispy

tender. Cover occasionally. Don't overcook or they will loose a lot of great

flavor and color.

 

 

Hope this helps you.

Judy

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Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:38 PM

OT: dumb question

 

 

The husband person came home last night with a bushel of freshly harvested

collard greens from one of his customers. Yay. Problem is I am still in the

wheelchair and have only recently worked UP to the point of sitting up an hour

or two a day. I have the greens soaking in the sink and tried pulling them off

the stems but I don't have the strength.

 

Here's the question. Does anyone know if I can just wash them and toss them in

freezer bags and fix them later? Usually I blanch things before freezing but I

just don't have the strength right now. No way can my husband do it when he gets

home and there is no one around here who could/would come over and do it.

 

I hate waste and we depend a lot on the gifts of veggies and veggies we glean

so just throwing them out on the compost pile isn't the best option.

 

Rolling back to bed. Not a splendid day here. Love to all, Jeanne in GA

 

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