Freezing Green BeansHave Fresh Green Bean Recipes all YearFreezing Green Beans *Use only fresh beans for canning Courtesy of ellievanhoutte Freezing green beans is a great way to have a Fresh Green Bean Recipe ready for dinner even in the winter months! You can get your green beans the cheapest by growing them yourself, buying from a farm stand or get your Organic Nutrition at the CSA, or less fun and economical, buying them at the supermarket. When the summer beans come on you will want to learn all about http://family-security-through-frugal-living.com/freezing-vegetables.html so you can have them in fresh green bean recipes all year long. Supermarket canned green beans are the most dreary item I can think of to actually put fork to and eat. Pick them when they are long, smooth and snap crisp, and when the inner beans are still small, not big and bulging, a sure sign you need to feed them to the chickens as they are over ripe. Courtesy of hozae If they are yellow, limp or wilted, forget it. You will need to snap the ends off, and if this is easy it means they are perfect for freezing, or if you are eating them today, your fresh green bean recipe will turn out great! Most vegetables, including green beans, must be blanched briefly to preserve the flavor, color and texture. Enzymes and bacteria in the vegetable will break it down and make your fresh green bean recipe unfit to eat. Wash in cold water in a colander before you get started. Check out our fresh green bean recipes in the next page! You will find lots of Ball Canning Recipes in the Ball Canning Guide, available at Canning Supplies stores online. Boil a gallon of water per pound of beans. You need to do a two step process while Preserving Food by blanching green beans. First immerse them in boiling water for 3 minutes exactly, and then plunge them into ice cube water for 3 minutes. The ice water step is important because it stops the cooking time. We don't want soggy, mushy beans in our fresh green bean recipes. OK, you have accomplished several things. You have destroyed the enzymes, removed the dirt and bacteria, and you have preserved the color, texture and nutritional quality. Return to Family Security through Frugal Living from Freezing Green Beans
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