by Renee Pottle | Jun 21, 2018 | Canning and Preserving, freezing, Instagram
It’s time to freeze the garden peas. This year’s crop of garden peas has come and gone. It’s always a tough crop to grow here in the Mid-Columbia. The peas actually grow quite well, but sometimes mature and get too old in a matter of days. Garden, or English peas,... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 27, 2015 | Canning and Preserving, freezing
It’s easy to freeze fruit without added sugar or syrup. Individually frozen fruit pieces work well in smoothies or as kid-friendly snacks. Every year I freeze gallons and gallons of fruit. We use most of it for smoothies, but also for muffins, over pancakes, and... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 28, 2014 | Canning and Preserving, freezing
It’s hot, and that means peaches are lush, ripe, and plentiful. Welcome To The Mid-Columbia My husband likes to tell this story: We moved here to the sunny, dry, Mid-Columbia region almost 20 years ago from beautiful (but cold!) western Maine. We left Maine on... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 29, 2012 | Canning and Preserving, freezing
I recently finished a week of cherry overload after frantically picking the black cherry tree before the birds stripped it. When all else fails, the best way to deal with any fruit overload is to freeze it. I had no desire to follow standard freezing directions...