Sub-Arctic, Sub-Desert Soul Food - Collards
Warning: Rambunctious Language This is the way I prepare collard greens for freezing. Sub-Arctic, Sub-Desert Soul Food - Collards Collard Greens are one of the easiest veggies to grow in the Sub-Arctic, Sub-Desert. The most common variety found in the local greenhouses and seed catalogs is “Champion” and this fucker is a mess. It is a non-heirloom variety, Franken-modified to grow uber-large. So what's the prob? In the Sub-Arctic, Sub-Desert, the 24-a-day photo-period causes this variety to get ginormous. And then some. Again, you're thinking: “What's the problem?” Collards are a plant that concentrates its sugars during freezing. As a result, the best time to pick them is after a good hard frost. Of course, by that time, the Champion variety has gotten so large freakin' large you could sew a handful of leaves together, toss 'em over a circular frame, and make a party yurt. Once the leaves are that size, they are also plenty tough, so your new part...