Mushrooms less than 1/2 price...

[miss_thenorth]

So i bought them all up, hoping to make Farmerlor's mushroom soup for canning recipe. I had just made turkey broth, but it turns out I don't have enough for all the mushrooms I bought.

Do you think it would work to sautee the mushrooms in butter and then freeze until I have enough broth for them, or what are your suggestions.

I can make one batch of soup, but I still have 4 lbs more mushrooms.

 

[urban dreamer]

Mmm shrooms!

 

[FarmerChick]

How do I? ...Freeze
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Freezing
Mushrooms


Preparation Choose mushrooms free from spots and decay. Sort according to size. Wash thoroughly in cold water. Trim off ends of stems. If mushrooms are larger than 1 inch across, slice them or cut them into quarters.

Mushrooms can be steamed or heated in fat in a fry pan. Steamed mushrooms will keep longer than those heated in fat.

To Steam Mushrooms to be steamed have better color if given anti-darkening treatment first. To do this, dip for 5 minutes in a solution containing 1 teaspoon lemon juice or 11/2 teaspoons citric acid to a pint of water.

Then steam whole mushrooms 5 minutes, buttons or quarters 31/2 minutes and slices 3 minutes. Cool promptly, drain and package, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Seal and freeze.

To Heat in Fry Pan Heat small quantities of mushrooms in margarine or butter in an open fry pan until almost done.

Cool in air or set pan in which mushrooms were cooked in cold water. Pack into containers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Seal and freeze.


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here is freezing info on mushrooms

GREAT deal -- 1/2 off price, yup I would have grabbed them all.

this info is from that website I posted earlier on how to freeze, preserve, dry, cure, smoke everything on the planet haha

 

[patandchickens]

I'd saute them down to whatever state you'd use them in the recipe, then freeze them that way. They can be frozen less-sauteed but will take up correspondingly more freezer space and require more fiddling with when thawed.

Pat

 

[miss_thenorth]

Thanks, that is what I was initially thinking, but I wanted to hear what others thought. But now it is going to have to wait until after supper, I need to get my butt outside, wash windows, and get ready to 'process' a few bunnies for when ds gets home.

 

[ORChick]

I would dehydrate them. Dried mushrooms are wonderfully versatile; I find they rehydrate very successfully in a very short time in a small amouunt of hot water (to cover), and can be used any way that I would use fresh, even sauteeing. I used to use them only for soups and sauces and the like, but one day I tossed some in the pan with butter and garlic, and found that they fry up quite nicely. Whenever I find mushrooms at a price I can live with I slice them up for the dehydrator, as DH and I are both very fond of them.

 

[dragonlaurel]

Drying mushrooms is easy too and they're great later.

 

[VickiLynn]

I second, or third.. the idea of dehydrating them. I've always had good luck with that.