Polk...How do you freeze it?
@GnosticGoddess (5626)
United States
June 9, 2007 9:24am CST
I have polk taking over my flower bed and smothering out my flowers. I need to get it out but my Grandmother LOVES it and I am not going to visit her for another month. She said there is a way to freeze it but you must do something to it first. But she didn't know what to do.
Does anyone here know?? Or lead me a website that will tell me? I searched and I couldn't find anything to help me.
All advice will be appreciated.
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@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
9 Jun 07
partialy cook it it then freezes well
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@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
9 Jun 07
Thanks but how do I know when to stop cooking it. And how do you cook it? Boil it?
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@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
9 Jun 07
OKAY. Just one more question. Do I need to pull the leaves off before I cook it?
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@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
9 Jun 07
par boil it bring it to A BOIL THEN COOLIT DOWN
aND PUT IT IN A CONTAINER AND FREEZE IT!
@Willowlady (10657)
• United States
9 Jun 07
It was your spelling I think.. here you go....
www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/Pokeweed.htm
www.bayoubill.com/archives/2002/042202column.html
Hope that this helps. Be careful!
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@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
9 Jun 07
Ahh! I wondered that but I did find somethings that came up with the other spelling so I thought I had it right.
I didn't find what I needed on those sites but I did find something on another one. Do you know how to blanch? It said it needs lightly blanching before freezing.
@Willowlady (10657)
• United States
9 Jun 07
Blanching involves a brief time in boiling water.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/print-article.aspx?id=63860
Read this from Mother Earth News a magazine I thoroughly enjoy and trust. That should help you and give you all you need to know. Thanks for responding to me and allowing me to help!!
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@classy56 (2880)
• United States
10 Jun 07
i love polk.i haven had any in a long time.if it was me i would wash the polk an cut it into strips.an salt an pepper it an roll it into cornmeal an use wax paper to roll it up into seperated peices an place it into a baggies. {that is if your grand mother fries her polk.this is the best way to eat polk..they will stay fresh in the frezzer for a long time.wow now im going to have to go find me some polk.sounds good!
@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
11 Jun 07
Thanks! I don't know how she likes it cooked though. It's been such a long time since I've been at her house when she's had it.
