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Re: SQFT Spinach - how to store?

Hey Wendy & co.

My only reservation on the following "rule of thumb" would be that I would
hesitate to boil spinach for more than a minute.

Fia

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Sophia Hansen
fia@netcentral.net
All greens should be treated in the same manner.
Pick young, tender green leaves.
Wash thoroughly and cut off woody stems.
Scald 2 minutes and avoid matting of leaves.
Cool and drain.
Chop or leave whole.
Pack in "can or freeze jars" or plastic freezers boxes.
Seal, label, and freeze.
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According to the book these instructions apply to all greens so I suppose
that includes arugula.
Clark Womack,  Harper, TX  zone 8

>Hello, fellow Square Foot Gardeners.  I have been having fabulous success
>with spinach in my garden.  I planted them 9 to a square as Mel
recommends,
>gave them lots of nitrogen, and have been rewarded with beautiful, shiny,
>crinkly leaves that are just about ready to harvest.
>
>Now the problem...I am now 8 weeks pregnant, and due to the accompanying
>queasy tummy, have no desire to eat my bountiful harvest!  :-o  Could
>someone please pass along some tips for successfully freezing my spinach
so
>I can enjoy it later when my "all-day" sickness subsides.  Do you blanch
it
>first?  Chop it or freeze whole?  Can I also freeze arugula, I have a
>bumper crop of that as well.

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