Super swedes

milkman · « **on:** October 09, 2006, 18:09 »

Rather unexpectedly I have ended up with a reasonable bed of swedes this year. However, some of them are much better looking specimens compared to the others.

Should I dig up and munch my way through the worst ones first and save the best ones till last, or should I savour the best ones while they are at their prime now?

Gwiz · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2006, 19:49 »

i like swede`s so mrs wiz and I have grown quite a few this year.
we ate the semi dodgy ones and froze the rest.
according to our book of words on the subject we did the following:
wash, trim and cut into chunks before blanching for three minutes. cool and freeze in plastic bags.
cook from frozen, boil them for 8 mins.
you could dry store them in a frost free cool place (twist of foliage, and pack the roots in sand boxes)
hope thios helps.

milkman · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2006, 20:45 »

Thanks for that Gwiz - never tried freezing swede before (never successfully grown enough to even contemplate it until now).

We generally have it mashed with butter and black pepper or it gets cooked and mixed up with mash potato, so freezing looks quite a good option. Now I just need to free up some freezer space!

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