Whirlpool ED20AK - Manual (Page 13)

-ieezing Vegetabies 'eeze only fresh high­
qi uiity vegetables pickea when barely mature,
rc oest results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
picking Wash iri coia water, sort and cut into
appropriate sizes. Blanch or scald. Pack in recom-
me'^ided container and freeze,
: .j not freeze lettuce celery, carrot sticks,
porafoes or fresh tomatoes All will become limp or
mushy Tomatoes will collapse when thawed.
Freezing Cooked Food - Prepare cookea foods
as you would for the table, shorten cooking time 10
to 15 minutes to allow for additional cooking dur­
ing reheating. Omit seasonings and part of the liq­
uid. Plan to add them at reheating time Potatoes
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 of once.
Liquid or semi-liquid dishes may be frozen in rec­
ommended containers with
head-space Cas­
seroles and other more solid foods may be frozen
in the baking container. If you don’t want to leave
your casserole dish in the freezer, line if with 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. Wrap in meal-
size packages. Fiat cuts or patties shouid be
wrapped individually or in iayers separated by a
double thickness of freezer wrap.
Make sure store wrappings are moisture and
vapor proof. If not, re-wrap meats with one ot the
wraps recommended under "Packaging."
Freezing Baked Goods-Wrap baked breads in
recommended material. Thaw in wrapping.
Unbaked 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.
Fruit pies are best frozen unbaked. Bake without
thawing. Bake pecan and similar pies before
freezing,..rich fillings do not freeze solid. Cut steam
vents in top crusts when reaay to bake
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