Sheldon wrote:

> 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.


Yup, I've never even *heard* of freezing celery...makes as much sense as freezing lettuce.


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Greg