Freezing Vegetables - Freeze only fresh hrgh- quality vegetables picked when barely mature For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours after prckrng Wash In cold water, sort and cut tnto 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 ~111become limp or mushy Tomatoes will collapse when thawed.
Freezing
wrap In
Make sure store wrappings are moisture and va- por proof If not,
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 durrng reheating. Omrt seasonings and part of the lrqurd 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 trme
Cool as rapidly as possible and freeze at once. Liqurd or
ommended containers with
Freezing Baked Goods ~ Wrap baked breads
In recommended materrol Thaw in wrapping 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 cookre trays Store in bag or carton; bake wrthout thawing
Frutt pies are best frozen unbaked. Bake without thawing. Bake pecan and srmrlar pies before freezing.. rich fillings do not freeze solid. Cut steam vents In top crusts when ready to bake.