JF>        I have tomatoes, basile, oregano and squash... I know things like
  >pasta and rice freeze well... someone told me that things with garlic do 
not
  >freeze well... so ... any info you have on freezing will be a big help!
I freeze tomatoes but then they are only good for cooking.  I cut up 
the tomatoes and bag them and freeze them as is.  I cook them down 
later for sauces when the weather is cooler.
Squash has to be cooked, then packaged and frozen.  Most vegetable have 
to be "blanched", which is placed in boiling water and timed for a few 
minutes before cooling in cold water.  Squash, though has to be cooked.
I can't help you with basil and oregano.  I don't freeze them, I hang 
them to dry and use them as is.
                           Doris Dignard
                      dorisdignard@better.net
                    doris.dignard@capcanada.com
                      
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