| >You've probably know that a lot of | preparing meals quickly just by opening |
| people have been jumping on the | your freezer. |
| bandwagon when it comes to preserving | Almost all vegetables require blanching |
| their own food. What if I told you that | before freezing them. Blanching is a |
| even if you've never tried to do any | step in the process of preparing your |
| canning by yourself that there is an | foods to be frozen. It is also not |
| approach that anyone can learn easily? | difficult to learn however there are set |
| Home Canning - The Freezing Method is | processing times for vegetables to be |
| the best way to get started. | blanched depending on which ones you |
| While there are many means to can and | want to freeze. There are a few |
| preserve food available to try the | exceptions to this rule such as onions |
| freezing method is a favorite among | and fresh green bell peppers which do |
| canning enthusiasts for a number of | not require blanching for preserving |
| reasons: | them in the freezer. |
| Fruits are another source that does not | |
| 1. The freezing approach is less time | need to be blanched before freezing. |
| consuming than other home canning | Typically fruits need to be peeled |
| methods. | (cored also if necessary) and have a |
| 2. Learning the process of freezing | preservative applied to them like Fruit |
| fresh fruits and vegetables is easy and | Fresh or lemon juice to deter any |
| obtainable even for beginners. | discoloration and to lock in the fresh |
| 3. Generally the cost involved with | flavor of the fruit that you will |
| freezing your own foods is minimal. | freeze. |
| 4. Frozen fruits and vegetables can be | Now you know that Home Canning - The |
| stored for up to a year without | Freezing Method is an easy way for even |
| affecting the taste and quality of the | a beginner to get started. There are |
| food. | steps to this process but they are not |
| 5. You have the availability of | hard to learn. You can do this too. |