Hello, Im very new to all this, having got my allotment only a few months ago. Im also no dab hand in the kitchen either so bear with me!
A few weeks ago i had managed to grow a great crop of beetroot and i was over the moon. I boiled and sliced them and popped them in kilner jars with vinegar...all good so far. ive not eaten any yet, but whilst looking up online about whether they needed to be put in the fridge once opened i came across all sorts of terror stories about botulism etc! A chat with my 80 year old mum suggested its all nonsense, but from your own experience over the years are we really at risk of such things?? Id never given it a thought to be honest! And is it the same for items like green beans that i have blanched and put into the freezer? My aim with the whole allotment idea was to grow surplus to freeze or pickle and store, but this info has unnerved me a little. Id really welcome your opinions.... thank you in advance!