We ate spinach all winter by clipping off the outer leaves. Now spring has arrived as well as the spinach is enormous, so time to freeze. So far I have put up 12 quarts as well as my freezer is full. So that shall have to do…
It is amazing how spinach cooks down. If I come residence with a big grocery bag full from the garden, I manage to freeze approximately 3 quarts.

Harvest spinach
Wash leaves as well as trim stems
Heat a very large pot of water to a boil
Fill clean sink with icy water.
Add about 2 colanders full of spinach leaves packed to boiling water.
Stir once turn on timer on behalf of 2 minutes  as well as stir again.
When timer goes off take spinach out of pot with tongs.
Drain lightly as well as add to sink.
Put 2 more colanders in boiling water as well as put on timer.
Stir spinach in sink, take out with tongs as well as put  into a colander as well as let drain.
Take 2nd batch out of pot with tongs, drain as well as chill in icy water sink.
Put  drained spinach in colander into a 4 cup container.
Put these 4 cups in a labeled 1 qt zipper freezer bag with “Spinach as well as date.:
Take out air as well as lay flat in freezer to freeze quickly.
Repeat …