Storing opened frozen vegetables
Albert Zhou
A bag of frozen vegetables such as green beans, once opened, will quickly
gather a lot of ice. Is there an easy way to re-seal the bag?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Albert Zhou
There doesn't seem to be an easy way to preserve ripe banana for more
than a couple of days. I'd like to eat bananas every day, but don't want
to shop frequently. Any solutions?
Gary Phillips x397
>A bag of frozen vegetables such as green beans, once opened, will quickly
>gather a lot of ice. Is there an easy way to re-seal the bag?
Put unused, still frozen, food into a zip-lock type bag of the appropriate
size (not a lot of excess space) and seal the locking zipper tightly,
squeezing out the air. Return to freezer. Use as soon as you can, don't
wait weeks.
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Thomas F Collura PhD.
: A bag of frozen vegetables such as green beans, once opened, will quickly
: gather a lot of ice. Is there an easy way to re-seal the bag?
: Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I just use the big old twist ties that you get with the plastic
garbage bags. They always give you twice what you need, so I
have a supply for resealing bags of vegetables, french fries,
bread, whatever.
the Real Dan
Dry them, whole. I know this is not quite what you want, but ...
Peel your bananas, and place them on the racks in your oven.
Turn the oven on the lowest possible heat.
Leave for 3 to 5 days (best with electric ovens).
Remember that a banana at 125 degrees Fahrenheit will be more pliable
than it will be at room temperature.
Slow drying is best, because you don't want to end up with a banana
that is dry on the outside, and still slimy on the inside. You also
want to keep the temperature low so that you don't drive off important
volatiles.
Not only do these bananas keep better, they are also much tougher than
the unprepared banana. You can fold them up, and put them into your
pocket, with no ill effects.
enjoy
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Dan Liddell d...@netcom.com
Amberlyn
: Dry them, whole. I know this is not quite what you want, but ...
: Peel your bananas, and place them on the racks in your oven.
: Turn the oven on the lowest possible heat.
: Leave for 3 to 5 days (best with electric ovens).
How about making a banana leather, possibly flavored with peanut butter
and cinnamon? Does anybody know how this might turn out? --- Amberlyn
Gary Yandle
|>How about making a banana leather, possibly flavored with peanut butter
|>and cinnamon? Does anybody know how this might turn out? --- Amberlyn
I have a recipe ( at home, I'm at work ) that calls for doing just this
very thing. You can add as much cinnamon as you would like to taste. Peanut
butter on the other hand you cannot add to much as the oil in the peanut butter
would go rancid after awhile. If you want, I could look up the recipe
and post
it.
Gary Yandle
Middleton, Idaho
ga...@boi.hp.com
Don Hobsbawn
: In article <35e8qd$6...@crl2.crl.com> skyp...@crl.com (Albert Zhou) writes:
: >
: >There doesn't seem to be an easy way to preserve ripe banana for more
: >than a couple of days. I'd like to eat bananas every day, but don't want
: >to shop frequently. Any solutions?
Freeze 'em. In bags without skins, or just whole. Great for smoothies or
baking.
Don
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Eleanor Boyle Chlan
yet, so let me say that they are terriffic and really do extend the
countertop life of a banana for eating whole or on cereal etc.
I thought they were silly, but received one for a present. Now, I would
reccommend them to people who eat a lot of bananas
Eleanor Chlan
Jarkko Lapinlampi
: How about making a banana leather, possibly flavored with peanut butter
oh yes, this is yummy. you need a dehydrator. it goes like this:
mush ripe bananas, add a little fresh orange juice. take pieces of
baking paper (the kind to which your cakes DON'T stick) a little smaller
than your dehydrator trays. put a layer maybe 5 mm (1/5 inch) of your
banana mush on each piece of paper. dry until merely sticky, add pieces
of nuts (any kind you have handy, walnut is OK, and so is pecan).
dry until no longer sticky, flip over, take the paper off your (almost
done) banana mush and dry some more. (if you used paper to which your
cakes stick the banana mush won't let go, EVER. just throw it away.)
this leather will be very easy to fold or roll while warm, but it will
crack when cooled off. you get it pliable by warming it again in the
dehydrator.
put individual rolls of it in sandwich paper and store in a dry place.
GOOD snacks! (I'll just try your idea with the cinnamon when banana
season starts in earnest here, and maybe add a little apple mush, too.)
- HeK
Leah Jolovich
: Freeze 'em. In bags without skins, or just whole. Great for smoothies or
: baking.
Could someone please email me a recipe for smoothies and/or juliuses (as
in orange julius) ??
Hawke
(send mail to Ni...@uwyo.edu)