Freezing Vegetables ~ Freeze on!\/ fresh high
quality vegetables ptcked when barely mature
For best resljlts, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
after picking Wash In cold water, sort and cut lntc
approprrate sizes Blanch or scald Pack In recom-
mended contorner and freeze
Do not freeze et?uce celery, carrot sticks. pota
toes or fresr tomatoes All WIII become limp or
mushy Tomatoes
will
collaose when thawed
Freezing Meats ~ The meat you thaw can only
be as good as the meat you freeze “Drugstore’
wrap in meal-srze packages Flat cuts or pattres
should be wapped rndividually or in layers sepa-
rated by a d ruble thickness of freezer wrap
Make sure {tore wrappIngs are moisture and va-
por proof If rot, re-wrap meats wrth one of the
wraps recommended under “Packagrng”
Freezing Cooked Food - Prepare cooked
foods as you would for the table. snorten cooking
time10 to15 minutes toallow for addrtronal cookrng
during reheating Omlt seasonings and port of the
liquid Plan to add them at reheatrng time Pota-
toes stnould also be added to soup and stew at
heating time Add crumb and cheese toppings at
heating time
Cool as rapsdly as possible and freeze at once
Lrquia or semi-lrquid dashes may be frozen in rec-
ommended contarners wrth heod~spoce Cosser-
ales and other more solid foods may be frozen in
the baking contarner. If you don’t want to leave
your casserole ash In the freezer, line it with foil
Bake, cool, freeze, lift out the foil package, bag It
and return to freezer
Freezing Baked Goods ~ Wrap baked breads
in recommended material. Thaw in wrapping Un-
baked yeast breads can be frozen after the first
rrslng Punch down, wrap and freeze
Bake cookres 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
cookres con be wrapped and frozen rn roll form
Thaw only enough to slrce when ready to bake
Fruit pies are best frozen unbaked Bake without
thawing. Bake pecan and slmrlar pies before
freezing rich fillings do not freeze solid Cut steam
vents in ?op crusts when ready to bake