REFRIGERATOR Use and Care Guide ED25EM

Freezlng Vegetables -Freeze only fresh hrgh-
qualrty vegetables prcked when barely mature
For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
after picking. Wash in cold water, sort and cut Into
approprrate sizes. Blanch or scald Pack In recom-
mended contarner and freeze.
Do not freeze lettuce, celery. carrot strcks. pota-
toes or fresh tomatoes All WIII become llmp or
mushy Tomatoes will collapse when thawed
Freezlng Meats -The meat you thaw can only
be as good as the meat you freeze. “Drugstore”
wrap in meal-size packages. Flat cuts or pattres
should be wrapped indivrdually or in layers sepa-
rated by a double thickness of freezer wrap.
Make sure store wrappings are moisture and va-
por proof If not. re-wrap meats wtth one of the
wraps recommended under “Packaging”
Freezlng Cooked Food-Prepare cooked
foods as you woutd for the table, shorten cooking
time10 to15 minutes toallow for additional cookrng
during reheating Omit seasonings and part of the
liquid. Plan to add them at reheating time Pota-
toes should also be added to soup and stew at
heating trme Add crumb and cheese topprngs at
heating trme
Cool as raprdly as possible and freeze at once
Lrquid OT semr-lrqurd dishes may be frozen In rec-
ommended contarners with head-space Casser-
oles and other more solrd foods may be frozen In
the baking container. If you don’t want to leave
your casserole dish tn the freezer, lrne tt with fotl
Bake. cool, freeze, lift out the forI package. bag It
and return to freezer.
Freezlng Baked Goods -Wrap baked breads
in recommended material. Thaw in wrapping. Un-
baked yeast breads can be frozen after the frrst
risrng. Punch down. wrap and freeze.
Bake cookres as usual. Coo and freeze on trays.
then pack in recommended freezer bags or car-
tons. Unbaked cookres may be dropped, molded
or rolled and frozen on cookie trays. Store in bag or
carton, bake wrthout thawing. Refrigerator-type
cookies can be wrapped and frozen in roll form.
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake.
Fruit pies are best frozen unbaked. Bake without
thawing. Bake pecan and similar pies before
freezinggrich fillings do not freeze sold Cut steam
vents In top crusts when ready to bake.