Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits
Book Preface
Growing up on a small family farm in Alaska, gardening and preserving food have been part of my life since childhood. In my twenties, I became inspired to integrate regenerative agriculture and a more self-sufficient lifestyle into my work and started a commercial organic vegetable garden on my family’s property. A few years into this endeavor, the Discovery Channel contacted my husband, Eivin, and me to be part of a show they wanted to create about living off the land in Alaska, called Alaska: The Last Frontier. One of the greatest gifts the show has brought to my life is the ability to share with a wider audience our passion for living a healthier, more self-sufficient lifestyle in which we give back to the earth and humanity more than we take (not a small feat). I have always believed that it is important to feel connected to where our food comes from. When we do, I believe our own health and the wellbeing of our community are positively impacted. You could say that food and health are my faith and devotion.
Crystal has been such an inspiration to me, prompting me to try many new things. She truly embodies the homesteading spirit and is always willing to share her knowledge in a way that’s easy to understand and approachable. Her love of heirloom beans is contagious and is what sparked our social media friendship. I am now obsessed with growing her beans in Alaska, which, let me tell you, is not easy in our short growing season! It is so neat to trade resources across the country with another food lover and gardener.
As one of the most thorough people I know and an incredible cook, Crystal is the perfect person to write a preserving and recipe book. I trust that if I follow her instructions on how to make anything, it will be successful and taste heavenly. There are few comprehensive resources for preserving food through freezing, and this book fills a huge gap. Freezing is an essential way to preserve food and is much easier and more foolproof than canning. I think the more accessible we can make food processing and home preserving, the better.
The techniques in this book will allow anyone to put up high-quality in-season produce, whether they grow it themselves or buy it in the store, to enjoy year-round. I hope you glean as much inspiration and practical knowledge from this lovely book as I have.
Contents
Foreword by Eve Kilcher
Welcome
A Fresh Look at Freezing Food
Freezing Basics
Why Freeze Produce?
Early Cooling Devices
The Science of Freezing Fruits & Vegetables
Essential Freezing Techniques
Steam Blanching
Boiling-Water Blanching
How to Flash Freeze
Types of Freezer Containers
Removing Air from Containers
Labeling Containers
Helpful Tools & Supplies
All about Freezers
How to Manually Defrost a Chest or Upright Freezer
Special Techniques for Freezing & Working with Frozen Foods
How to Make Baked Desserts Using Frozen Fruit
Freezing Produce from A to Z
Apples
Asparagus
Avocado
Bananas
Beets
Blueberries
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cherries
Citrus
Corn
Cranberries
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Figs
Garlic Cloves & Scapes
Ginger & Turmeric
Grapes
Green Beans
Greens
Herbs
Mango
Melons
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Pineapple
Plums
Potatoes
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Strawberries
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Winter Squash & Pumpkin
Zucchini & Other Summer Squashes
Recipes Listing
Index
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