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Does Celery Freeze Well?

 
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I am looking to grow celery in my garden next year as my family eats a lot of it. However, we only ever really eat it in soups in autumn/winter. I want to grow it, but not if it doesn't keep well in the freezer. I'm in zone 4b meaning our growing season ends pretty sharply after summer, so I'd need to be able to preserve it until autumn/winter. Any tips or methods would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Yes, it freezes fine. You know how things freezer burn by losing liquid? When celery loses liquid, the flavor gets stronger, which is good, because celery is kind of bland. I usually have a container full in the freezer, take out handfuls as needed for soups.
 
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Sorta like Pearl, I keep several pint jars of various dehydrated vegetables near my kitchen stove.  The practice has allowed me to quickly save ay number of dishes.

And yes, I have been successful in freezing celery.
 
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Yeah, I dehydrate a lot of celery too. What I use depends on what I'm making. Long cook things do best with dehydrated, quick cooking things get frozen.
 
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If you have a dehydrator, dice/slice the stalks. They shrink into nothing and are perfect for adding to soups.

I have jars of diced carrots, swedes, cauliflower, marrow, parsnips etc that I use for soups and making chutneys and pickles.
 
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I also have found it freezes great for soups and stews.
When I've had good years of it in the garden, not only are the stalks chopped and frozen but I'll also make sure I keep a bunch of the leaves in a separate container and they get chucked into the stock pots. (That is when I have extra that wasn't used making herb paste right before frost. ( Right before the hard frost hits I'll take all my perennial onion/garlic greens, parsley, celery leaves and assorted other herbs like: oregano, thyme, lovage and sage and then process then to paste and freeze in cubes.) )  
 
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Alternative to freezing or drying - pickling.  Makes a good quick pickle for instant use, or use in an Italian Giardiniera pickle with other garden veggies.   There's also the classic onion/carrot/celery - a base for all sorts of dishes - pre-cook and freeze, in meal sized portions.
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