Question of the Day - Tuesday, August 12th, 2025

[R2elk]

The internet says if you blanch it for a few minutes, then dry and put it in a vacuum sealer bag, it's good for 6 mos frozen.

The Internet says lots of things that aren't true.

 

[R2elk]

I hate canned vegetables and nearly all pickled vegetables, so I blanch and freeze whatever I can't eat immediately out of my garden because it's nearly as good as fresh that way.

Our opinions greatly differ. I find frozen vegetables disgusting and that they in no way resemble fresh.

 

[R2elk]

I care because asparagus is expensive compared to other vegetables and I want as much of what I buy as possible even if it means I get a bit of the woody bit, if nothing else it's extra fiber

I never buy asparagus. There is no comparison between fresh out of the garden asparagus and store bought stuff.

My nephew stopped by one time. I made some fresh out of the garden asparagus for him.

His response was: "I thought I liked asparagus! This is what asparagus is supposed to taste like!!"

He ate every last bite.

 

[R2elk]

I care because asparagus is expensive compared to other vegetables and I want as much of what I buy as possible even if it means I get a bit of the woody bit, if nothing else it's extra fiber

There is a huge difference in what we are talking about. You are using store bought asparagus that has been pre trimmed.

I am talking about freshly picked asparagus.

 

[Evadig]

I chop off about an inch from the end. Then eat the top half and give the remaining to the dogs.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I chop off about an inch from the end. Then eat the top half and give the remaining to the dogs.

Uh…doesn’t that make them gassy? Some of the people food my dogs have gotten into has made farts liable to peel the paint off the walls

 

[Evadig]

Uh…doesn’t that make them gassy? Some of the people food my dogs have gotten into has made farts liable to peel the paint off the walls

No, they don't seem to have any problems.

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Break

 

[Cebarmlds]

Break and roast