Celery
#12
From time to time I get a great deal of celery. It does not freeze well (sorry). It gets soggy when thawed. The better way to save it is to dehydrate it and make it into celery powder. You will have the best ever celery powder you have ever tasted!. When dehydrated you can also use it without powdering it (in a magic bullet or blender) in soups or rehydrate for stuffings or other things you use celery. It is great this way too.
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Depends what you want to use it for .... if you plan to cook after, then no problem with the freezer.
I chop/slice/dice to whatever shape/size I will use it for after. Then freeze.
Add ... in its frozen state to soups, stews, hash, casseroles, stir fries, etc.
Bon Appetit!
I chop/slice/dice to whatever shape/size I will use it for after. Then freeze.
Add ... in its frozen state to soups, stews, hash, casseroles, stir fries, etc.
Bon Appetit!
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You can dry celery in the microwave, with care. Use stalks & leaves, cut really small, layer onto several sheets of paper towels & cover as well. Then microwave on a medium temp for about 20-30 seconds at a time. Turn & rearrange the celery several times til dry. Usually only 4-5 cycles. Remember- 20-30 second bursts or you could have a fire in the microwave!! Watch closely.
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I freeze celery all the time. I chop it up for my soups, lay them single file on a cookie sheet and put them into the freezer until frozen. Then I place them in a freezer bag for later use. Laying them on a cookie sheet without covering keeps them from freezing together so when you go to use them, they're not all in alump together. I do this with onions, carrots, celery, peppers and squash. I also freeze leftover milk too. Don't like to waste anything if I can help it. When I picked up some eggnog the other day, they had a slip of paper to give me and it stated right there you could freeze it.
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