On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:29:38 +1000, Bruce >
wrote:

>On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 03:21:54 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue 18 Apr 2017 07:14:08p, Bruce told us...
>>
>>> On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:52:17 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>done properly -- depending upon item -- requires washing,
>>>>draining/drying, peeling, slicing, (holding in acid water to
>>>>prevent browning), blanching, draining again, perhaps
>>>>sugaring,packing, wrapping, labeling and then to the freezer.
>>>>These steps were meant to preserve the quality and longevity of
>>>>the produce. Your mother skipped a bunch of steps. Having done
>>>>both properly, I can tell you that either involves standing all
>>>>day in a hot kitchen to preserve food for the family.
>>>
>>> I grow chillies. I pick them, quickly check them, put them in
>>> ziploc bag and freeze them. No work involved, excellent result.
>>>
>>
>>I would think whole chilies should work fine, especially if not too
>>large.
>>
>>I have often seeded and diced chilies before freezing. I don't
>>think, in either case, that chilies would resopnd well to blanching.
>
>I've never tried blanching them. I just make sure there are no little
>spider webs etc. on them if they're the type with nooks and crannies.
>I don't take the seeds out at any stage. The hotter the better. If I
>go through them slowly, they may last until the next season starts.

years ago i used to go through the blanching bother. three years ago
when i had my first hand op my daughter picked up groceries for me. I
had included corn on my list, meaning one, possibly two cobs. She
bought a dozen. Nothing to lose so I put them in a bag and straight
into the freezer. It worked perfectly. I have found it makes no
difference whether I thaw a cob or put it into the microwave frozen,
tastes as good as the day it went into the freezer.