Additions to our freezer / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

December 22, 2021 8:11pm CST

A few weeks ago, maybe a month, we planted some troughs with roses, a couple of creepers, and other bits and pieces. One trough has mint and another parsley and basil. Something ate nearly all the leaves off the mint but it is coming away again nicely now. The parsley and basil has done really well. Yesterday Vince picked a generous amount of each of the plants and it is now chopped up and in small containers in the freezer. When he wants some for a recipe, it will be ready chopped and waiting to be used. Freezers are really handy for freezing food items.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

23 Dec 21

My food hoarder husband has filled our chest freezer and refrigerator freezer to the brim. There's no extra room for anything. :-(

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

Freezers are all well and good but sometimes it's hard to get to what you want, especially with a chest freezer.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

@LindaOHio That's very true but it can be hard to get to the bottom of it if what you want is well-buried.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

24 Dec 21

@JudyEv I like a chest freezer because if the power goes out, the contents stay more frozen and the cold doesn't fall out every time you open it up.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

23 Dec 21

I do the same with the herbs, I have so many during summer and they come handy in winter, out from the freezer ready to use.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

It's really useful to be able to go to the freezer and get what you want.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

24 Dec 21

@JudyEv I prepared all the puff pastry appetizers the past days and they are also in the freezer. It is comfortable to be able to take them out the Christmas day and not to have to cook.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

@LadyDuck I didn't think puff pastry froze very well but obviously it does. That's a really good idea.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Dec 21

Thats an easy way to save it.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Dec 21

@JudyEv Depending on your winter they may last a long time

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 21

It should last quite a while. He can use it straight off the bush until the bushes die.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Dec 21

I'm sorry about the mint. I'm glad the parsley and basil did well.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Dec 21

@JudyEv I'm glad it's coming back.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

We sprayed the mint with a garden spray and it is coming back now. Thanks

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

24 Dec 21

Very much so, and fresh herbs, makes yummy dishes! Glad your garden coming along!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

Just about all the plants we planted are doing well.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

@oahuwriter And a very merry Christmas to you too.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

24 Dec 21

@JudyEv Fantastic! Merry Christmas!

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Dec 21

I agree, freezers are very helpful.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

We often buy meat specials and freeze them or we buy bulk packs, cryovac them and freeze.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

24 Dec 21

@JudyEv Great idea especially these days.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

23 Dec 21

Nothing like fresh, homegrown whatever.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

True. It all tastes better than shop-bought stuff.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

23 Dec 21

Awesome! Make hay while the sun shines!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

Yep, that's what we need to do and for once, we actually did it!

prashu

@prashu228 (37518)

• India

23 Dec 21

I don't use freezers much ..except for icecreams

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

They do a great job keeping ice-cream cold.

Bojel

@jobelbojel (36791)

• Philippines

23 Dec 21

Wow. I want to have a backyard and plant these herbs.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 21

It's nice to grow your own produce.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (36791)

• Philippines

23 Dec 21

@JudyEv Yes, I definitely agree.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86568)

• United States

23 Dec 21

How cool that you have your own herbs! And just go find an animal with the fresh minty breath and you’ll know who ate your mint.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 21

He'll have the fresh minty breath squeezed right out of him if I catch him.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

23 Dec 21

My freezer is already full of goodies. There are several slices of cakes I made over the last couple of weeks. I have given some to friends, so not the entire thing for me. Most of my herbs are the dried kind

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 21

Most cakes freeze really well. You often end up with a bit much if there is only one or two of you. I have most of a banana walnut cake in the freezer.

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