Freezing veg. Help!

[Willow17]

For some unknown reason I seem to be able to grow veg - and sometimes too much of it.

I say unknown because before we came here myself and the saintly Madam Admiral didn't even grow vegetables. Hey....we lived in London. Nuff said.

Even though this year hasn't been brilliant I seem to have a glut of carrots and beetroot. We love beetroot cubed raw -yup RAW - in salads but there is a limit.

So can I freeze carrots and beetroot? And if so how do it I do it? Some feller told me to wash the carrots and freeze them whole. Surely the enzymes will carry on working and they will rot?

Should I pre-cook them? If so for how long etc etc.

All help greatly recieved.

Hi there........
Blanch your vegetable for a few minutes, dip them in cold water to stop them from cooking any further, and then freeze. Failing that, if you have a glut, either swap for a veg you haven't grown, or give them to some kindly person who can make Spicy Chilli & Beetroot Chutney
Good luck, if you still have problems, don't grow as many next year!!!!!!