S Viemeister wrote:
>Je?us wrote:
>>
>> Is blanching essential, worth doing?
>>
>I haven't found it necessary. I just slice/chop the celery, spread it
>out on a baking sheet, freeze, and then bag.

And then bury it in your freezer for two years before mumbling "what's
this shit" and tossing in the trash. I've never froze fresh celery
because once frozen it turns to mush when defrosted, it's barely good
in stews/soups so if I have celery that I don't plan on using before
it will go bad that's when I plan on a soup/stew or some cooked dish
that uses celery (meat loaf), I also like braised celery in chicken
stock. I can always use up a lot of celery and other veggies before
they go off in a pot of stir fry/chow mein. I can use up a lot of
celery in bloody marys... or use for a dip instead of chips, celery is
more healthful. I think it's idiotic to freeze celery, that's why
the frozen food companys don't... I've never seen frozen celery at
markets.