My potatoes are sprouting

[Jerry in MN]

so they probably won't keep long. About 30-40 pounds of Norlands that I want to use out mostly for soups and stews. Thinking about washing and freezing them in a chest freezer in an outbuilding, have lots of freezer bags. Would the potatoes have to be cooked before freezing?

[dancingfatcat]

I think you have to blanch them first. Google it to find out for sure. Good luck.

[Jerry in MN]

Thanks, I should have posted in the Preserving the Harvest forum.

[Shawna]

Potatoes are supposed to be blacnhed for 5 minutes before freezing.

Do you can? Have you thought about canning your taters? I love having canned potatoes at the ready

Good luck!
Shawna

[turtlehead]

Ditto the canning idea. It's easy to dice and can them. I dice some small, some in big chunks. Then when I'm making soup or a casserole I pull out the small dices. For stew or pot roast, the big chunks.

I also sliced, blanched, and dehydrated (treat with fruit fresh or lemon juice to prevent them from turning brown or black). I can rehydrate and use for potatoes au gratin or scallped potatoes.