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Title: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: tim on November 12, 2006, 17:14:50
Recipe said new potatoes - with apple, red onion & sage. To go with mustard/honey Bacon Chops.

Well, the potatoes were lovely - Colleen - bagged early June - but wasted in that mix-up! Just 17 min from frozen.

Next time they'll be in a salad - or with butter & chives.

Title: Re: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: Hyacinth on November 13, 2006, 16:17:32
back to basics for me, Tim, with freezing vegetables generally & pots in particular...

SO......potatoes can be frozen & when thawed aren't a mush? Didn't know that....not that I've ever tried freezing/thawing them, so assumptions are dangerous things, eh?

And also......if your reply's positive about freezing/thawing new potatoes for something like a salad........how cross with myself am I going to be ??? :o ;)
Title: Re: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: tim on November 13, 2006, 17:17:14
Al-ISH-ka - you haven't been attending, this last 2 1/2 years??

No mush - just like new. No blanching, either. And, despite what I've said earlier, I did not open freeze this year.

Just cooked this one for you!!
Title: Re: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: Marymary on November 13, 2006, 18:18:35
I'm amazed too Tim though it would be wonderful to have too many so we needed to freeze any - if you see what i mean.
Title: Re: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: Rosyred on November 13, 2006, 18:28:32
I've got new potatoes that I planted in July uncovered them at the weekend and got a good crop.
Title: Re: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: Hyacinth on November 13, 2006, 21:33:46
Need a non-smiling kicking myself smilie here remembering all those new potatoes I've eaten cos it was a shame to let them go to waste when really what I'd wanted was pasta or pizza......

BUT NEVER AGAIN  8)

but Tim,,,,,,where's the butter?  ;D
Title: Re: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: tim on November 14, 2006, 09:44:33
That works well, Rosy - but just more digging in the cold!!
Title: Re: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: Rosyred on November 14, 2006, 11:18:16
No Tim I did the no dig method as a trail.
Title: Re: You want New Potatoes?
Post by: tim on November 14, 2006, 18:13:16
That's a good method. I did it once.

But you still have to go out in the cold. Sometimes with a torch!!