Zucchini

[marrydwth4kids]

i was wondering if you can freeze zucchini. whether it be cut up or grated is it freezable?

[Admin]

Yes you can.

Wash and slice it. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Dip the zucchini into the boiling water for 3 minutes.

Drop it into ice water to stop the cooking (or rinse very briefly under cold water. Allow to cool completely, then package it and freeze.

[BasilRock]

I know this was started last year, but if anyone is still checking out answers on this question, here is my answer. Yes you can freeze zucchini. But what I do is grate the larger ones and put it in 2 and 3 cup freezer bags. I do not blanch or anything. Then in the fall and winter when I bake more, I just defrost a bag to use for the receipe. Zucchini breads are usually 2 cups and cakes are usually 3 cups. I always grow extra and let them get much bigger for this purpose. I freeze enough to bake enough bread for holiday gifts.

i was wondering if you can freeze zucchini. whether it be cut up or grated is it freezable?

[james donovan]

I have to many summer squash and butternut squash this year and my wife is threatening to kill me if I don't find a wasy to can them. Our frezer is already to full. Can anyone help please

[KarenB]

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_04/...er_squash.html

I found this website for you but you will need a pressure cooker for it.

[Cassie-Jane]

I have to many summer squash and butternut squash this year and my wife is threatening to kill me if I don't find a wasy to can them. Our frezer is already to full. Can anyone help please

Here is one,
For crookneck, zucchini and pattypan squash. Wash and trim ends, don't peel. Cut into uniform 1/2-inch thick slices. To pack hot put into a pan, add water to just cover, and bring to boiling. Pack hot into jars, filling loosely up to jar shoulders. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to pints, 1 teaspoon to quarts. Cover squash with boiling cooking liquid, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Wipe rim and seal quickly. Processing time in a pressure canner for pints 25 minutes at 10 pounds pressure, 30 minutes for quarts.

[CM]

I find that the character, taste and texture of zucchini really changes when you pressure cook it as is. So I like to can it with chopped tomatoes to make a stewed tomato/zucchini mixture. Add a little fresh basil, too. It becomes mushy during the pressure cooking.

The only other way I like to can zucchini is to use it in relish or piccallili recipes.

Butternut squash takes the processing a little better than zucchini, but in the end the flavor is not at good as frozen. To can large amounts, you'll want to use a squeeze strainer similar to one used for processing tomatoes or a food mill. That way you can simmer the butternut squash until tender, then press through the strainer or mill and remove the seeds. The squash will then be ready for making pies; you can freeze it or can it. The commercial versions have a good deal of the moisture removed before canning. Make sure you drain away as much of the water as possible, or bake in the oven instead of boiling. You can also tenderize it enough to put through the mill by putting it over (not in) water on the rack of a pressure cooker for a few minutes.

[BasilRock]

I have to many summer squash and butternut squash this year and my wife is threatening to kill me if I don't find a wasy to can them. Our frezer is already to full. Can anyone help please

I don't have an exact receipe, but you could make a butternut squash soup and jar some of it up for later use.

[Cassie-Jane]

How do I freeze Zucchini?
I have way more in my garden then I need-I have already givin away so much!

[Mariah-RoseCass]

Does the fridge not work well? usauly we just keep ours out on the front porouch. No room?