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February 22, 1851
The Caledonian
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont
What is this article about?
Article explains methods to thaw frozen vegetables and fruits without damage, using cold water or gradual covering in a cellar, warning against sudden heat which destroys them. From N. E. Farmer.
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THAWING FROZEN VEGETABLES.
Frozen vegetables, fruits, &c., may be thawed in such a manner that they will receive but very little injury from freezing or thawing. If the frozen substance be immersed in cold water, whose temperature is but little above that of freezing, the frost will soon be extracted without injury.
If frozen vegetables be covered up in the ground, or closely covered with moss, cloths, mats, &c., and laid in a cellar, the frost will be gradually extracted without material injury to the article.
In these modes of thawing, the change is gradual, hence it has little effect. But if a frozen vegetable or fruit be put into warm or hot water, or carried into a warm room, or placed by the fire, the sudden change from a frozen to a thawed state, will destroy it as completely as though it had been baked or boiled. Thus it appears that the thawing rather than the freezing destroys the vegetable.-N. E. Farmer.
Frozen vegetables, fruits, &c., may be thawed in such a manner that they will receive but very little injury from freezing or thawing. If the frozen substance be immersed in cold water, whose temperature is but little above that of freezing, the frost will soon be extracted without injury.
If frozen vegetables be covered up in the ground, or closely covered with moss, cloths, mats, &c., and laid in a cellar, the frost will be gradually extracted without material injury to the article.
In these modes of thawing, the change is gradual, hence it has little effect. But if a frozen vegetable or fruit be put into warm or hot water, or carried into a warm room, or placed by the fire, the sudden change from a frozen to a thawed state, will destroy it as completely as though it had been baked or boiled. Thus it appears that the thawing rather than the freezing destroys the vegetable.-N. E. Farmer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Thawing Vegetables
Frozen Fruits
Cold Water Method
Gradual Thawing
Food Preservation
What entities or persons were involved?
N. E. Farmer
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N. E. Farmer
Story Details
Frozen vegetables and fruits can be thawed gradually in cold water slightly above freezing or covered in a cellar to avoid injury; sudden heat destroys them completely.