Comments on: growing and storing a year of parsley http://awaytogarden.com/growing-and-storing-a-year-of-parsley Gardening information and inspiration from Margaret Roach Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:14:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/growing-and-storing-a-year-of-parsley/comment-page-2#comment-12463 Margaret Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:15:06 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5780#comment-12463 Welcome, Pam. It does blacken, yes, so I do it in a slurry of just a little water (blend/Cuisinart) and freeze that as a cube (or do it with oil as a cube). So not pesto, exactly...much less added ingredients, just enough liquid to make a paste. I have read in old preserving books that you can blanch it (dip in boiling water very briefly) the freeze it, but that seems like madness. :) Welcome, Pam. It does blacken, yes, so I do it in a slurry of just a little water (blend/Cuisinart) and freeze that as a cube (or do it with oil as a cube). So not pesto, exactly…much less added ingredients, just enough liquid to make a paste. I have read in old preserving books that you can blanch it (dip in boiling water very briefly) the freeze it, but that seems like madness. :)

]]> By: Pam http://awaytogarden.com/growing-and-storing-a-year-of-parsley/comment-page-2#comment-12458 Pam Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:59:02 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5780#comment-12458 Hi Margaret, I don't know if you will see this question since the topic is an older one, but have you tried to freeze basil like the parsley? Seems it would just turn black but maybe you have some ideas. It is still warm here in CA but I am anticipating the first freeze and hate to lose all my basil! Thanks, Pam Hi Margaret,
I don’t know if you will see this question since the topic is an older one, but have you tried to freeze basil like the parsley? Seems it would just turn black but maybe you have some ideas. It is still warm here in CA but I am anticipating the first freeze and hate to lose all my basil! Thanks, Pam

]]> By: Melanie http://awaytogarden.com/growing-and-storing-a-year-of-parsley/comment-page-2#comment-11131 Melanie Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:36:01 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5780#comment-11131 I'm going to try that parsley log. Thanks for the info. I’m going to try that parsley log. Thanks for the info.

]]> By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/growing-and-storing-a-year-of-parsley/comment-page-2#comment-10980 Margaret Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:08:55 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5780#comment-10980 Welcome, Marilyn. Uh-oh, here come the Herb Society members! I had better edit in words like Petroselinum crispum and all the serious details to my post. Yikes! I will hurry. Welcome, Marilyn. Uh-oh, here come the Herb Society members! I had better edit in words like Petroselinum crispum and all the serious details to my post. Yikes! I will hurry.

]]> By: Marilyn Filpek http://awaytogarden.com/growing-and-storing-a-year-of-parsley/comment-page-2#comment-10973 Marilyn Filpek Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:47:48 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5780#comment-10973 I have had so much fun reading this Summer Herb Fest that I have to forward it to the Rocky Mountain Unit, a unit of The Herb Society of America to enjoy too. Enjoy Herbs, Marilyn I have had so much fun reading this Summer Herb Fest that I have to forward it to the Rocky Mountain Unit, a unit of The Herb Society of America to enjoy too.

Enjoy Herbs,
Marilyn

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