NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER Use And Care Guide

Freezing Vegetables-Freeze only fresh hrgh-
qualrty vegetables picked when barely mature.
For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
after picking. Wash in cold water, sort and cut into
appropriate sizes Blanch or scald Pack in recom-
mended container and freeze.
Do not freeze lettuce, celery, carrot sticks, pota-
toes or fresh tomatoes. All will become limp or
mushy. Tomatoes WIII collapse when thawed.
Refer to freezer book for further information
Freezing Cooked Food -Prepare cooked foods
as you would for the table; shorten cookrng time 10
to15 minutes to allow for addrtional cooking during
reheating. Omit seasonings and part of the Irquid.
Plan toadd them at reheating time. Potatoes should
also be added to soup and stew at heating time.
Add crumb and cheese topprngs at heatrng time.
Cool as rapidly as possible and freeze at once.
Liqutd or semi-liquid dishes may be frozen In rec-
ommended containers with head-space Casser-
oles and other more soled foods may be frozen In
the baking container. If you don’t want to leave
your casserole dish in the freezer, lrne it wrth foil
Bake. cool, freeze, lift out the foil package, bag it
and return to freezer.
Freezing Meats-The meat you thaw can only
be as good as the meat you freeze “Drugstore”
wrap in meal-size packages Flat cuts or patties
should be wrapped indrvidually or in layers sepa-
rated by a double thrckness of freezer wrap.
Freezing Baked Goods-Wrap baked breads
In recommended materrol. Thaw in wrapprng. Un-
baked yeast breads can be frozen after the first
rising. Punch down, wrap and freeze
Bake cookies as usual. Cool and freeze on trays.
then pack in recommended freezer bags or car-
tons Unbaked cookies may be dropped, molded
or rolled and frozen on cookie trays. Store in bag or
carton; bake without thawing. Refrigerator-type
cookies can be wrapped and frozen in roll form.
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake.
Frurt pies are best frozen unbaked. Bake wrthout
thawtng. Bake pecan and similar pies before
freezing...rrch fillings do not freeze solid. Cut steam
vents rn top crusts when ready to bake.