The Comper's Inn part 42

bishopsgirl

I'm a blancher too - blanche all the veg I put in the freezer and it seems to stay nice and fresh and firm- don't think you could tell it from non frozen.
However I am all for saving time so will experiment and try a few non blanched and see what it's like. Will let you know.

Hope you feel better soon Becks.

Have a lucky day everyone.

fire**fly

AlfieBlue wrote: »

Hi ff .... yes blanche then into iced water (or under cold water tap), drain, dry, open freeze .... it's the way me mum and dad used to do it in later years - however ........ I am going to try some the way your neighbour does it ........ sounds a whole lot easier! :T:T

Ps - can also recall mum and dads bottling/preserving sessions! All those jars!! Sterilizing etc!! Used mainly for fruit - worked a treat though! x

that's how i've always done them alfie,
but neighbour says she just washes them, tops & tails,
pats dry & then bags them into the freezer,
so am going to do some that way as well
we'll compare them later on & see shall we?

gosh, yes remember us all that lot for blackberry jam making :eek:
still pick loads of blackberries but don't bother making jam with them nowdays :eek:
easier to get from the shop :eek::D

fire**fly

bishopsgirl wrote: »

I'm a blancher too - blanche all the veg I put in the freezer and it seems to stay nice and fresh and firm- don't think you could tell it from non frozen.
However I am all for saving time so will experiment and try a few non blanched and see what it's like. Will let you know.

Hope you feel better soon Becks.

Have a lucky day everyone.

hiya bishopsgirl :wave: that'll make 3 of us experimenting with the r/beans :j will be interesting to see how they turn out :j

fire**fly

hope you feel better soon becks ((hugs))
& well done on wins :j:j

well done on pepsi win wingo :j:j

popping up to local shop now to get papers & mags so CYAL :j

sheils6

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Hope you feel better soon Becks.

Shame it was Pepsi and not a phone wingo - better luck next time. x

Does anyone put anti virus on their phones?

I never freeze veg I'm afraid - must save everyone a lot of money.
Off to finish Mag Dailies, have got to PMU I think. I do them alphabetically.

indie

Morning.
It was raining here earlier but suns trying to come out now. I have a split shift today,so time for a coffe and breakfast and quick check on boards. I hope you all have a good day

AlfieBlue

Big hugs to becks :A:A xxxx

Oh yes, I'm up for the bean experiment!

Will do some today the easy way, bag them up n date them - will try first lot in couple of weeks and so on etc. Anything for time saving!

Recall the jam making days ff - still have me mums huge pan thing up in the loft!!

Also recall mums marmalade making days - could be wrong but seem to remember the mincer machine being used at some point - (manual and clamped onto the kitchen table) to make a finer marmalade.

When done n cooked, it was put into sterilized jars, cooled, then round of greaseproof on top plus melted lard, which set, to seal it, then rubber seal, then lid (I'm talking a few years back now ) Phew!!

Most beautiful marmalade I ever tasted tho, and mum was still making it in her twilight years.

xxxxx

fire**fly

that's what i'm going to do alfie :j
will be interesting what we find :j

thinking about all them years ago the woman worked realy hard,
everything home made/cooked/ bashing the rugs out :eek:





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:eek: we have it realy easy nowdays I think :eek:

wingobins

We do have it really easy nowadays dont we! I remember our old mangle then our twin tub which we used to get bathed it cos the big tin bath took too long to fill! We didn't have a bathroom in our old house I grew up in, until we moved when I was seven! It was like we won the lottery when we had a bathroom!

Hope you're feeling better Becks and you get a big win soon xx

Postie brought a perfume sample of Georgio Armani

fire**fly

lovely wingo :j:j
I got a Down Town Calvin Klein perfume sample :j
came this morning tho I entered for it ages ago on freebies :eek:
had to put ceiling fans on here it's like a hot june day :eek: