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08-04-2009, 02:23 PM
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...and if I'm repeating myself, I apologize.
For those of us who like spinach, I buy the large 40oz. bags of fresh spinach from Costco, blanch it, and freeze in 10 oz. pkgs. Cost to me $1.00 per pkg. I can't remember how much 10 oz. of commercial frozen spinach is, but I know it's a heck of a lot more than that. And there is no freezer burn on it when you get the pkg. home.
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Now that's a cool idea! I'm on my way to the store, so I'm gonna check the price of spinch. If your right, I'm gonna put spinach on the next Sam's list. Thanks!
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How long do you blanch it for? And you're getting regular spinach not the baby spinach?
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That is a good idea! It always miffs me when I get chopped frozen spinach and its all freezer burned. I will have to consider doing my own.
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Great idea--we love spinach in this house!!!
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I blanch it for 2 min. and we jusst get regular spinach, not baby.
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OY, I almost forgot. I needed spinach for lasagna, and finally checked the price. Mine is 99 cents for 10 oz. of Pictsweet. I haven't checked the price of bulk fresh yet, though. There IS the fact that I froze it fresh still to consider, too. I'm not done with this yet!
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Lol so simple and yet BRILLANT!! I'm more mad that I didn't think of it earlier. Thank you Jean
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Silly question - does 10 oz of fresh leaves equal 10 oz of blanched leaves? I am cleaning out my garden and I have a huge amount of New Zealand spinach I am going to try freezing.
Also, how long did you blanch for?
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Erin, I didn't weigh it until it was cooked, so I don't know. Good question and I hope you'll let us know.
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