Found a great deal and bought a bag of potatoes for $7.97 ($0.16/lb). Bought it and stored it in our basement thinking they would last for a while. We made mashed potatoes, BBQ baked potatoes, and potato pancakes. Unfortunately, our basement must be too warm with the wood stove down there so at the end of two weeks our potatoes were sprouting. : ( We decided to try and freeze them after blanching them for 5 minutes in boiling water.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Freezing Potatoes
Found a great deal and bought a bag of potatoes for $7.97 ($0.16/lb). Bought it and stored it in our basement thinking they would last for a while. We made mashed potatoes, BBQ baked potatoes, and potato pancakes. Unfortunately, our basement must be too warm with the wood stove down there so at the end of two weeks our potatoes were sprouting. : ( We decided to try and freeze them after blanching them for 5 minutes in boiling water.
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