Whirlpool ET20EK manual Freezing Baked Goods-Wrap baked breads

Freezing Vegetables - Freeze only fresh htgh- quality 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 will collapse when thawed

Freezing Meats-Themeat you thaw can only be as good as the meat you freeze “Drugstore” wrap in meal-srze packages. Flat cuts or pattres should be wrapped rndivrdually or In layers sepa- rated by a double thrckness of freezer wrap.

Make sure store wrappings are morsture and va- por proof If not, re-wrap meats wrth one of the

wraps recommended under “Packaging”

Freezing Cooked Food - Prepare cooked foods as you would for the table, shorten cooking time10 to15 minutes toallow for additional cooking 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 time Add crumb and cheese toppings at heating time.

Cool as rapidly as possible and freeze at once. Lrqurd or semi-lrqurd dishes may be frozen in rec- ommended containers with heod~spoce. Casser- oles and other more solrd foods may be frozen in the baking container. If you don’t want to leave your casserole dash in the freezer, lrne It with foil. Bake, cool, freeze, lift out the forI 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 rrsrng. 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 slrce when ready to bake.

Fruit pies are best frozen unbaked. Bake without thawing. Bake pecan and similar pies before freezrnggrrch fillings do not freeze solid Cut steam vents in top crusts when ready to bake.

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