tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post483199495071362762..comments2023-10-24T21:04:01.214-04:00Comments on Old Centennial Farmhouse: Not Your Grandma's Green Beans!Old Centennial Farmhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865061855481840216noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-49393404625630261272009-09-04T14:18:52.913-04:002009-09-04T14:18:52.913-04:00Hey there, we are just about finished building our...Hey there, we are just about finished building our raised beds for the beg garden & I have planted beans and zuc right now (from seed). I am looking forward to freezing the beans. My parents have blanched them so that is what I thought I would do. Now after reading your post I will try both methods and then decide what we like best. I need to start looking around for a small freezer to hold it all. Questions...where do you get your rubber gaskets for your glass jars (like one in photo of Sun Pickles)? I just happened across 3 in an odd-type hardware store in San Francisco, just haven't found them anywhere near home & I need more. Thanks, EmilySincerely, Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17789516533545511744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-58623257851889367212009-08-29T14:19:58.261-04:002009-08-29T14:19:58.261-04:00I need to check into one of these. We just can'...I need to check into one of these. We just can't use all the produce we grows in the summer and end up giving most of it away.joyh82https://www.blogger.com/profile/17248621810305685309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-32426969017215356282009-08-27T10:55:42.923-04:002009-08-27T10:55:42.923-04:00i love seal a meal! great blog!!i love seal a meal! great blog!!Reneé DeLanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683866553464040898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-52008535189133107272009-08-22T14:02:27.048-04:002009-08-22T14:02:27.048-04:00I really like this idea...gonna go get one next we...I really like this idea...gonna go get one next week!<br /><br />:)Tara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02648599218597314427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-59248344217317981942009-08-20T07:17:43.971-04:002009-08-20T07:17:43.971-04:00I have a seal a meal too. I have only ever frozen ...I have a seal a meal too. I have only ever frozen my beans by blanching them first and have never liked the way this makes them kind of rubbery. Didn't know you could freeze without blanching! Are they less rubbery this way?Kathleen Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551093555973581448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-63372766915794310422009-08-19T14:50:12.119-04:002009-08-19T14:50:12.119-04:00Are you kidding? I don't have one of these &#...Are you kidding? I don't have one of these 'new-fangled' gadgets, but you can bet I'll ask Santa to bring one! Cool!Kathie Truitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112414357583203795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-81893724208304447202009-08-19T14:15:25.704-04:002009-08-19T14:15:25.704-04:00I'm on my second Seal-a-Meal; those things are...I'm on my second Seal-a-Meal; those things are fantastic! Like you, I use it for garden produce and for meat...it's great for preventing freezer burn in meat!Thistle Cove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-76572557396311055362009-08-19T13:40:22.060-04:002009-08-19T13:40:22.060-04:00I love the Seal-a-meal! Funny thing, so does my hu...I love the Seal-a-meal! Funny thing, so does my hubby! He is always up for work in the kitchen when it includes this!<br />Misha~from my front porch in the mountains~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18103990196491433325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-63564046098772920902009-08-19T12:29:39.083-04:002009-08-19T12:29:39.083-04:00What a beautiful home and all the summer produce s...What a beautiful home and all the summer produce sounds delicious. Grandmother used to can everything in Mason Jars! It took forever.<br />Thank you for stopping by Lily Valley. I love your blog.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770750648145547973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-42120762657820711672009-08-19T11:41:20.692-04:002009-08-19T11:41:20.692-04:00I'm going to have to get one of the sealing ma...I'm going to have to get one of the sealing machines. Looks so simple!<br /><br />Love the Summertime special you had the other night! My kind of meal! It's making me hungry now. :)<br /><br />xxxxKarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021895969293171339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-73138257199776690052009-08-18T20:54:28.776-04:002009-08-18T20:54:28.776-04:00As soon as I finished reading this post I got in t...As soon as I finished reading this post I got in the car, drove to Walmart and bought one , as a birthday present to myself. I have been canning jam like crazy but the green beans and snap peas just don't can as deliciously as I would like. <br /><br />The Seal-A-Meal is on the table ready to be opened and used tonight! I am looking forward to filling my freezer, thanks for the recommendation.KathyB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13076933273610590290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-87590739447647744422009-08-18T19:04:24.700-04:002009-08-18T19:04:24.700-04:00We have a food saver and love it. In addition to ...We have a food saver and love it. In addition to keeping veggies, we repackage meat and seal it to prevent freezer burn. It has paid for itself many times over!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-16157781559625029072009-08-18T18:39:03.493-04:002009-08-18T18:39:03.493-04:00I have a vacuum sealer our son bought us several y...I have a vacuum sealer our son bought us several years ago and I just <b>LOOOOOVE</b> it, honey. Just this year we've eaten a pork chop that we sealed in 2000 and it tasted just fine, no freezer burn or anything. I don't know why more people don't get these sealers.....<br />xoxo,<br />ConnieConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-51977732179992797412009-08-18T17:39:38.336-04:002009-08-18T17:39:38.336-04:00Hi Joni
I have the FoodSaver sealer-same thing.......Hi Joni<br />I have the FoodSaver sealer-same thing....<br />I use it for everything. As it is just Don and myself, it's great for big recipe items like meatloaf, etc. I just slice the leftovers and freeze. I can pull out just as many slices as I want. I also use it for all sorts of leftovers. <br />You can freeze the liquids in the bag--just seal first without the suctioning, then, after the item is frozen, cut open the top and vacuum seal. I freeze beef or chicken broth and soups like that.<br />Take care<br />SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-38877348904853777882009-08-18T17:36:21.564-04:002009-08-18T17:36:21.564-04:00Well, I don't have a Seal A Meal, but I enjoye...Well, I don't have a Seal A Meal, but I enjoyed seeing how you use yours. I think it would be fabulous to enjoy all of that homegrown produce throughout the winter.Happy@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748146424809856063noreply@blogger.com