2021 Spring Home and Garden

2021 Spring Home & Garden LINCOLN DAILY NEWS April 22, 2021 Page 23 The following video demonstrates how to freeze green beans without blanching them. Again this is controversial as many will say all veggies should be blanched before freezing. However, this is the exact method the author of this article uses and it works well. The best advice though, is take the product from the freezer to the stovetop, do not thaw the product ahead of time. The author also uses this same method for preserving summer squash, and chunky chopped bell peppers. How To Freeze Your Green Beans Without Blanching--The Video--AnOregonCottage. com So, will growing a garden save you money at the grocery store? Yes and no, but remember that sometimes the greatest reward is knowing that you are doing it yourself and with no ingredients in the food you serve that you can’t spell or pronounce. [Nila Smith]