Do you blanch shelled peas for freezing?

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We are starting the pea harvest from the garden. Is it necessary to blanch the peas in a boiling water before freezing. We would prefer not cook out flavors if it isn't necessary to blanch. The peas will be vacuum packed with a FoodSaver.

Have found conflicting information on the subject. What do you do?
 
We like to blanch veggies before freezing to preserve their color & flavor. But this is a very brief process, like a minute or so, then into an ice water bath to halt the cooking. drain, package & freeze.
 
unionrdr said:
We like to blanch veggies before freezing to preserve their color & flavor. But this is a very brief process, like a minute or so, then into an ice water bath to halt the cooking. drain, package & freeze.
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That is what I did after freezing two packages, one of each variety, to find out how they will taste in three months or so.

Used a grain bag to blanch the remaining peas picked that morning. Bag made it easy to get all the peas out at the same time and into ice water.
 
I don't know about sweet peas. I never blanch or even wash the field peas before freezing. That way they stay loose in the bag. Then I wash the day I cook them. Also, they're weird in that they never seem to get freezer burn.
 

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