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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 437 



Table 8. — Vegetables for Freezing — Preparing and Packing. 



Vegetable 



How to Prepare 



Time to Scald 

 in Boiling Water 



Asparagus 



Wash well and cut into desired lengths. Sort 

 into 3 groups, according to thickness of stalk. 

 Scald, chill, and pack. 



Beans, Lima 



Shell, wash, and sort according to size. Scald 

 and chill. Sort out any beans that have turned 

 white; these may be cooked or canned. Pack. 



Beans, Snap 



Wash well, cut off stem and tips. Leave whole, 

 slice, or cut into pieces. Scald, chill, pack. 



Broccoli 



Cut off large leaves and tough stalks. Wash well 

 and soak, heads down in salted water (4 teaspoons 

 salt to 1 gallon cold water), for about J^ hour. 

 Split lengthwise so heads are not more than 1 J^ 

 inches across. Scald, chill, and pack. 



Cauliflower 



Select white, compact heads, and break them into 

 pieces about 1 inch across. Wash, scald, chill, 

 and pack. 



Corn on the Cob 



Husk, remove silk, and trim off bad spots. Wash 

 and sort according to thickness of ear. Scald, 

 chill, and pack. 



Corn, Whole Kernel 



Husk, remove silk, and trim off bad spots, 

 scald, chill, cut kernels off cob, pack. 



Wash, 



Greens 



Wash well, remove imperfect leaves and large, 

 tough stems. Scald, chill, and pack. 



Peas 



Shell, sort out immature and tough peas, wash, 

 scald, chill, and pack. 



Peppers, Green and Pimento 



Wash. Remove seeds and slice or cut as desired. 

 Scald and chill. Pack in brine of 1 teaspoon salt 

 to 1 cup cold water. 



Soybeans 



Boil in pods for 5 minutes. Chill. Squeeze beans 

 out of pods. Wash, drain, and pack. 



2 to 4 minutes 

 according to size 

 of stalk 



2 to 3 minutes 

 according to size 



2 to 3 minutes 



4 minutes, or 5 

 minutes in steam 



3 minutes 



slender ears, 7 

 minutes; medium, 

 9 minutes; large, 

 thick ears, 1 1 min- 

 utes 



5 to 7 minutes 



1 to 2 minutes 



1 minute 



2 minutes 



No additional 

 scalding required 



