—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 15,1978
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Ladies
Have You
Heard?
By Doris Thomas
Lancaster
Home Economist
BLANCH VEGETABLES
BEFORE FREEZING
I have had many telephone
calls this past week asking if
it is necessary to blanch
vegetables before freezing
The answer is yes, if you
plan to store them for longer
than a few weeks. Blanching
improves their keeping
quality and also preserves
nutrients and color.
The enzymes which make
vegetables mature remain
active even after vegetables
are frozen. If unblanched,
vegetables become tough,
woody and unappetizing
Blanching destroys these
enzymes and halts the aging
process
Do not confuse blanching
with cooking To blanch,
bring about 1 gallon of water
to a boil Place one pound of
prepared vegetables in a
wire basket and lower them
into the boiling water Cover
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mediately Do not wait for
the water to return to a boil
before you start timing
As soon as the heating
tune is up, remove the
vegetables from the water
and plunge into cold ice
water It takes as long to
chill the vegetables as it does
to blanch them After the
vegetables have cooked,
dram and package them,
leaving the appropriate head
space, then seal, label and
freeze
If you do not have an up-to
date freezer publication,
contact your local County
Extension Office Ask for
your free copy of Circular
534 - Preparing Food For
Your Freezer
VEGETABLES FROM
A TOZ
FOR OUTDOOR MEALS
Vegetables grow in great
variety - from A (asparagus)
to Z (zucchini) They are,
without a doubt, highest in
quality and lowest in price
when they are in season, as
thej are now during the
Summer months
This is also the season for
barbecues, picnics on the
beach, and al fresco dining
in general “Campfire
vegetables,” besides helping
to balance your meals
nutritionally, can also help
your food budget They taste
so good that your family
may develop a new ap
preciation for vegetables
Whatever the mam dish -
hot dogs, hamburgers,
steaks or chicken - plan to
serve a cooked vegetable or
two Individual portions of
vegetables may be cooked
and served in packets of
aluminum foil Or you may
cook family-size amounts
and let each person help
themselves
Two-m-one combos are
especially good For
example, team summer
squash with thinly sliced
onion, green peas with small
onions, green beans with
celery, or cut com with
green peppers
Here’s how arrange the
prepared fresh vegetables
on squares of aluminum foil
Use a single thickness of
heavy duty foil or a double
thickness of regular
household foil Add
seasonings, salt, pepper and
butter or margarine Bring
the foil up over the
vegetables and seal all the
edges to make an envelope
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Place the packets of
vegetables over a hot grill
Turn them once or twice to
make sure they cook evenly
You will need to allow
about half an hour depending
on the type of vegetable, the
size of the packet, and the
heat of the fire
For extra flavor, tuck in a
sprig of parsley, celery tops,
dried onion or a pinch of
fresh or dried herbs
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Here is a recipe for Zuc
chini Casserole that should
keep everyone coming back
for more
Zucchini Casserole
1 pound ground beef
6 cups thinly sliced zucchini
cup bottled barbeque
sauce
1 ; cup soft bread crumbs
14 cup grated parmesan
cheese
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In a large skillet, browi
ground beef and zucchini
slices, stirring frequently, 7
to 10 minutes or until slices
are transparent Pour
barbeque sauce over zuc
chini and ground beef and
toss until evenly mixed
Sprinkle with bread crumbs
and then parmesan cheese.
Place skillet 5 inches from
broiler and broil for 1 to 2
minutes until crumbs are
golden brown Serves 4 to 5
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