Helpful Hints & Tips For Storing & Freezing...
There's no doubt about it: eating in season, especially if you've grown your own, can save you money. But with a little clever thinking, you can store, freeze or preserve the seasonal harvest and enjoy your favourites for longer.
March's Most Popular Articles...
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How to Freeze Cakes and Baked Goods: A stash of homemade cakes in the freezer really puts the anxious hostess’s mind at rest. Unexpected visitors? No problem – just whip out a… [4196 views in Mar]
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Recipes for Cakes to Freeze: Many of your favourite cake recipes are suitable for freezing, enabling you to store them for longer. Here’s our guide to safe freezing of cakes, biscuits… [956 views in Mar]
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How to Pickle Onions: If you have an onion glut – or even if you don’t – then pickling is the answer. Making your own gives you the opportunity to choose your own flavourings for the… [880 views in Mar]
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Defrosting Food Safely: Defrosting food safely is essential in preventing food poisoning. Here’s our guide to safe defrosting. How Safe Defrosting Prevents Food Poisoning In the UK,… [730 views in Mar]
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What's The Best Way to Cook and Freeze Stew or Casserole?: Cooking a beef stew is usually very simple. There are really only three rules: cook slowly, cook gently and leave… [536 views in Mar]
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How do I Freeze or Preserve Fennel Bulbs?: This is a great question! We have also sown a bed of Florence fennel, and it’s just starting to swell up ready for autumn. To freeze the… [524 views in Mar]
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Latest Comments
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StoringAndFreezing
Re: Defrosting Food Safely
@gigi2 yes you as long as you pack it well. See our article on freezing cakes for information. Bring it to room
5 March 2015 -
gigi2
Re: Defrosting Food Safely
Can pineapple upside-down cake be frozen? Made with crushed pineapple, melted butter & brown sugar plus cake mix batter. If so, any…
1 March 2015 -
StoringAndFreezing
Re: How to Freeze Cakes and Baked Goods
@Babs. Yes as long as it was double cream and was whipped this should be fine. Follow the advice on this site regarding…
12 February 2015 -
Babs
Re: How to Freeze Cakes and Baked Goods
I made a fresh double cream sponge sandwich yesterday. Can I cut it into slices and freeze it . The double cream was…
9 February 2015 -
StoringAndFreezing
Re: Recipes for Cakes to Freeze
@Bagpuss. Mmm we love banana muffins and yes, freezing them means, you can have one or two ready to defrost whenever you feel like!
9 October 2014 -
Bagpuss
Re: Recipes for Cakes to Freeze
Just made a load if Banana Muffins so glad I can freeze them, didn't want to waste the bananas I had left
9 October 2014 -
Sully
Re: How to Make Fruit Chutney
Just the recipes I've been looking for and so easy to follow.
28 September 2014 -
ASH
Re: Preserving Runner Beans
I searched your site because I coordinate training Programme for volunteers in horticultural skills where a variety of vegetables are…
30 June 2014 -
preserve like mad
Re: How to Pickle Onions
the reason for brining is to drawn moisture out of the onions. you want this for two reason 1st the onion can absorb the vinegar and be…
13 November 2013 -
valentine
Re: Your Vegetable Garden in Winter
this was easy to follow advice in that there were no complicated processes. I have always found storage solutions quite off…
27 July 2013
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