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| Opus |
Hi,
I have a garden and I've planted a lot of herbs this year... of course the
buns get the bulk of them... A lot of them I hang to dry, but I was looking
for other ways to dry/preserve them. I found a site on the internet that
said a good way to save chives is to chop them up, put them in a blender
with a small amount of water, then pour that into ice cube trays. When
frozen, then store in a plastic freezer container and just pull out a few
cubes whenever you are cooking something and drop them in.
So, I was thinking that with the incredibly hot weather my area (Pacific
Northwest) has been having, I could make up some little herb popsicles for
the buns using the same manner. However, I'm wondering what other greens
would work to blend and freeze that way. Any one know much about herbs and
freezing them?
Vickie
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| Rhonda |
Hi Vickie,
I have no idea about the herbs and freezing. Arlette may know -- she's
the master gardner.
Just wanted to add that I live south of Seattle, it has been d**n hot,
hasn't it? Twice last week it hit 89 degrees INSIDE of the house. I've
got a container of water on top of the bunny condo, and I just keep
wetting down their ears and heads, poor things.
Never thought we'd need air-conditioning up here.
Stay cool,
Rhonda
Opus wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a garden and I've planted a lot of herbs this year... of course the
> buns get the bulk of them... A lot of them I hang to dry, but I was looking
> for other ways to dry/preserve them. I found a site on the internet that
> said a good way to save chives is to chop them up, put them in a blender
> with a small amount of water, then pour that into ice cube trays. When
> frozen, then store in a plastic freezer container and just pull out a few
> cubes whenever you are cooking something and drop them in.
>
> So, I was thinking that with the incredibly hot weather my area (Pacific
> Northwest) has been having, I could make up some little herb popsicles for
> the buns using the same manner. However, I'm wondering what other greens
> would work to blend and freeze that way. Any one know much about herbs and
> freezing them?
>
> Vickie
>
>
>
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| Sofia, Erik, Flopsy and Zoë |
My mom freezes coriander just by chopping it and putting it in portions in
the freezer. And in Holland we can buy almost any kind of frozen fresh
herbs. They are just chopped and put in little kind of tetra brick
containers with a lid. Then you just shake and take what you need... they do
come out with a bit of ice, but that's it...
Sofia
"Opus" <opus@ispwest.com> wrote in message
news:bgi2p50sbi@enews4.newsguy.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a garden and I've planted a lot of herbs this year... of course the
> buns get the bulk of them... A lot of them I hang to dry, but I was
looking
> for other ways to dry/preserve them. I found a site on the internet that
> said a good way to save chives is to chop them up, put them in a blender
> with a small amount of water, then pour that into ice cube trays. When
> frozen, then store in a plastic freezer container and just pull out a few
> cubes whenever you are cooking something and drop them in.
>
> So, I was thinking that with the incredibly hot weather my area (Pacific
> Northwest) has been having, I could make up some little herb popsicles for
> the buns using the same manner. However, I'm wondering what other greens
> would work to blend and freeze that way. Any one know much about herbs
and
> freezing them?
>
> Vickie
>
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| Teeb |
They will get mushy especially if you mix it with water.. some people freeze
them in ice cube trays as you have mentioned and use them in soups and
sauces, not just chives but other herbs as well.. it only makes them look
yucky but it doesn't do anything to the seasoning qualities. There is
certainly nothing in freezing them that would HURT your rabbits so why not
give it a try? They will either like it or they won't, lol.
I have spent the past week harvesting tomatoes and my herb garden exploded
(in a good way, lol) this year so it's spaghetti sauce and salsa canning
time for me this week..
Teeb
"Opus" <opus@ispwest.com> wrote in message
news:bgi2p50sbi@enews4.newsguy.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a garden and I've planted a lot of herbs this year... of course the
> buns get the bulk of them... A lot of them I hang to dry, but I was
looking
> for other ways to dry/preserve them. I found a site on the internet that
> said a good way to save chives is to chop them up, put them in a blender
> with a small amount of water, then pour that into ice cube trays. When
> frozen, then store in a plastic freezer container and just pull out a few
> cubes whenever you are cooking something and drop them in.
>
> So, I was thinking that with the incredibly hot weather my area (Pacific
> Northwest) has been having, I could make up some little herb popsicles for
> the buns using the same manner. However, I'm wondering what other greens
> would work to blend and freeze that way. Any one know much about herbs
and
> freezing them?
>
> Vickie
>
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| Arlette & Cocoa |
Hi Vickie,
As Teeb said, you can do that with almost any herb. I love my dill and stuff
and hate it dried, so I use the ice cube method. It sounds like a great idea
for bunnies. I know Cocoa likes licking the ice water bottles I give him,
though he doesn't take advantage of their cooling properties otherwise.
Give it a try and let us know how the herbpops work! That might be a cool
marketing idea for humans too: healthy veggie/herb pops!
--
God Bless,
Arlette, Cocoa & Brownie in spirit
Need a vet? Click here
http://charm.air.on.ca/raytec/RabbitVetsMain.htm
There is no blessing from God so sweet as having
two chocolate coloured bunnies melting in your lap
in the warm morning sun.
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| Opus |
Hi Rhonda,
I'm a few hours south of you down in Oregon. Thankfully the weather's
cooled somewhat the past couple of days... not used to dealing with that big
orange thing in the sky some folks call a 'sun'. :-)
Did you hear about the bunny epidemic we're having down here? A couple of
the local county fairs cancelled the rabbit shows due to an outbreak of
myxomatosis. Very contagious, acts fast, and deadly to the buns. The 4-H
kids ended up having to 'show' their bunny skills using a stuffed lop ear
rabbit. The paper said one of the most hardest hitting outcomes for the
kids was the loss of revenue from the sale of their rabbits. I didn't feel
quite so sorry for them when I realized that many of those sales were going
to people planning on eating them. I just don't get how kids can get
trained to raise, love, care for their buns and then turn around and sell
them as fryers. I understand the farming concept... but buns don't belong
there.
But enough on that... time to go figure out which herb to try freezing
first. Thanks for all the advice everyone. I'll let you know what works
and what flops. Emmy is quite partial to cilantro and basil... so those are
up first. Fiver is more into green peppers and strawberries... hmm, the
peppers might be an interesting project.
Vickie
"Rhonda" <san-toki@attremovethis.net> wrote in message
news:3F2D5509.4070702@attremovethis.net...
> Hi Vickie,
>
> I have no idea about the herbs and freezing. Arlette may know -- she's
> the master gardner.
>
> Just wanted to add that I live south of Seattle, it has been d**n hot,
> hasn't it? Twice last week it hit 89 degrees INSIDE of the house. I've
> got a container of water on top of the bunny condo, and I just keep
> wetting down their ears and heads, poor things.
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| Carrie |
Myxi is so prevalent here, and it does sound like it will soon be so there
also...
If you live in an area that has a myxi problem, get your buns vaccinated. It
is not expensive (not in the UK anyway) We have ours vaccinated twice a
year. Really, it is worth it...
--
Carrie, Midnight and Twilight
www.btinternet.com/~midnightlyons
http://community.webshots.com/user/carriephlyons
www.lyonsmusic.co.uk
"Opus" <opus@ispwest.com> wrote in message
news:bgn1jo0qgl@enews4.newsguy.com...
> Hi Rhonda,
> I'm a few hours south of you down in Oregon. Thankfully the weather's
> cooled somewhat the past couple of days... not used to dealing with that
big
> orange thing in the sky some folks call a 'sun'. :-)
>
> Did you hear about the bunny epidemic we're having down here? A couple of
> the local county fairs cancelled the rabbit shows due to an outbreak of
> myxomatosis. Very contagious, acts fast, and deadly to the buns. The 4-H
> kids ended up having to 'show' their bunny skills using a stuffed lop ear
> rabbit. The paper said one of the most hardest hitting outcomes for the
> kids was the loss of revenue from the sale of their rabbits. I didn't
feel
> quite so sorry for them when I realized that many of those sales were
going
> to people planning on eating them. I just don't get how kids can get
> trained to raise, love, care for their buns and then turn around and sell
> them as fryers. I understand the farming concept... but buns don't belong
> there.
>
> But enough on that... time to go figure out which herb to try freezing
> first. Thanks for all the advice everyone. I'll let you know what works
> and what flops. Emmy is quite partial to cilantro and basil... so those
are
> up first. Fiver is more into green peppers and strawberries... hmm, the
> peppers might be an interesting project.
>
> Vickie
>
> "Rhonda" <san-toki@attremovethis.net> wrote in message
> news:3F2D5509.4070702@attremovethis.net...
> > Hi Vickie,
> >
> > I have no idea about the herbs and freezing. Arlette may know -- she's
> > the master gardner.
> >
> > Just wanted to add that I live south of Seattle, it has been d**n hot,
> > hasn't it? Twice last week it hit 89 degrees INSIDE of the house. I've
> > got a container of water on top of the bunny condo, and I just keep
> > wetting down their ears and heads, poor things.
>
>
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