Comments on: Preserving Garden Bounty http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty Wed, 08 May 2013 13:26:47 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Meet Mrs. Money from Ultimate Money Blog | Out of Debt Again http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty/comment-page-1#comment-20048 Meet Mrs. Money from Ultimate Money Blog | Out of Debt Again Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:37:30 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty#comment-20048 [...] We have a large garden in the summer and grow a lot of food. I also can tomatoes! We froze green beans and squash this year [...] [...] We have a large garden in the summer and grow a lot of food. I also can tomatoes! We froze green beans and squash this year [...]

]]> By: | Save Green and Live Green! http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty/comment-page-1#comment-15338 | Save Green and Live Green! Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:40:01 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty#comment-15338 [...] gardeners may laugh at our little plot of land, but we’re pleased as punch with what we got out of it this year, and can’t wait to plant another new one next year! I took some pictures this afternoon. Two [...] [...] gardeners may laugh at our little plot of land, but we’re pleased as punch with what we got out of it this year, and can’t wait to plant another new one next year! I took some pictures this afternoon. Two [...]

]]> By: Mrs Money http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty/comment-page-1#comment-14836 Mrs Money Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:33:57 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty#comment-14836 That is awesome! I will have to look into that. I'll have to put some new pictures up soon- our fall crops are coming along nicely! :) That is awesome! I will have to look into that.

I’ll have to put some new pictures up soon- our fall crops are coming along nicely! :)

]]> By: Mrs. Accountability http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty/comment-page-1#comment-14674 Mrs. Accountability Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:23:51 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty#comment-14674 OH shoot! Now I see the garden category, duh!! Never mind! OH shoot! Now I see the garden category, duh!! Never mind!

]]> By: Mrs. Accountability http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty/comment-page-1#comment-14673 Mrs. Accountability Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:14:47 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty#comment-14673 Mrs. Money, I found about a place called Ample Harvest - I linked to my post about it. You can donate your excess veggies to a food pantry in your area. I have not found one near me yet. I also blanch and freeze my veggies, but I like to fill the gallon bag so that I can flatten it and squish a line at the halfway point so that I can take out just half the bag frozen, instead of having to thaw out the whole bag. I don't see Gardening in your categories - do you ever post photos of your garden - would love to photos sometime! :-) Mrs. Money, I found about a place called Ample Harvest – I linked to my post about it. You can donate your excess veggies to a food pantry in your area. I have not found one near me yet. I also blanch and freeze my veggies, but I like to fill the gallon bag so that I can flatten it and squish a line at the halfway point so that I can take out just half the bag frozen, instead of having to thaw out the whole bag. I don’t see Gardening in your categories – do you ever post photos of your garden – would love to photos sometime! :-)

]]> By: Mrs Money http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty/comment-page-1#comment-13989 Mrs Money Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:40:25 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty#comment-13989 I have wanted to buy a deep freezer. I would love to have that down in my basement! I prefer frozen veggies to canned too. The only problem I could see is that last year we lost power during Hurricane Ike and I lost everything in my freezer. I would be SO MAD if we lost all the things I froze! :) I totally agree on the plastic Ziploc bags. I don't like the idea of storing in plastic but I figured I had no alternative. I know some people freeze in their mason jars, but that's just weird. I don't buy the canned beans either, but I am bad about actually soaking and making the beans. We have some beans soaking in the fridge from... over a week ago I think... horrible! Come over and I will share my garden! :) I have wanted to buy a deep freezer. I would love to have that down in my basement! I prefer frozen veggies to canned too. The only problem I could see is that last year we lost power during Hurricane Ike and I lost everything in my freezer. I would be SO MAD if we lost all the things I froze! :)

I totally agree on the plastic Ziploc bags. I don’t like the idea of storing in plastic but I figured I had no alternative. I know some people freeze in their mason jars, but that’s just weird. I don’t buy the canned beans either, but I am bad about actually soaking and making the beans. We have some beans soaking in the fridge from… over a week ago I think… horrible!

Come over and I will share my garden! :)

]]> By: cavewoman http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty/comment-page-1#comment-13984 cavewoman Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:16:42 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/preserving-garden-bounty#comment-13984 My freezer gets so much use, it's crazy. I once calculated how much money it let me save ( over $400.00 in food expenses in one year). So for me....it's Frozen. Absolutely. More nutritional value is retained in frozen than canned, and I find them easier to use than canned goods. (Homemade Jams and tomato sauces notwithstanding.)I also love to take ice cube trays and freeze basil in each cube. Makes for a nice quick way to spice my winter sauces. The only thing I don't "love" about frozen food is the plastic containers. The ziploc freezer gallon bags are just so darn useful, and I haven't found a superior non-plastic alternative. Maybe one day... Concerning store-canned goods: I don't buy " store-canned" beans, etc because of the plastic liners or aluminum liners that are in propercanned goods. Yes, they are good for food storage---especially if you have pantry space---but I am concerned about what those containers leak into the food and what that might mean to overall health. But Yay for you and your garden! I have garden envy. I wish mine was so productive. My freezer gets so much use, it’s crazy.

I once calculated how much money it let me save ( over $400.00 in food expenses in one year).

So for me….it’s Frozen. Absolutely.

More nutritional value is retained in frozen than canned, and I find them easier to use than canned goods. (Homemade Jams and tomato sauces notwithstanding.)I also love to take ice cube trays and freeze basil in each cube. Makes for a nice quick way to spice my winter sauces.

The only thing I don’t “love” about frozen food is the plastic containers. The ziploc freezer gallon bags are just so darn useful, and I haven’t found a superior non-plastic alternative. Maybe one day…

Concerning store-canned goods:
I don’t buy ” store-canned” beans, etc because of the plastic liners or aluminum liners that are in propercanned goods. Yes, they are good for food storage—especially if you have pantry space—but I am concerned about what those containers leak into the food and what that might mean to overall health.

But Yay for you and your garden!
I have garden envy.
I wish mine was so productive.

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