Freezing Vegetables -Freeze only fresh highquality vegetables ptcked when barely mature For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours after ptckrng. Wash In cold water, sort and cut into appropriate srzes. Blanch or scald. Pack in recommended container and freeze. Do not freeze lettuce, celery. carrot sticks, potatoes or fresh tomatoes All WIII become lrmp or mushy. Tomatoes will collapse when thawed
Freezing Cooked Food-Prepare cooked foods as you would for the table; shorten cookrng timel0to15m~nutestoallowforadd~t~onal cooking during reheatrng. Omit seasonings and part of the Irquid. 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 raprdly as possible and freeze at once. Liquid or semi-liquid dishes may be frozen in recommended containers with heed-space Casseroles and other more solid foods may be frozen in the baking container. If you don�t want to leave your casserole dish tn the freezer, line It wrth forI Bake. cool, freeze, lift out the foil package. bag rt 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 pattles should be wrapped Individually or In layers separated by a double thrckness of freezer wrap. Make sure store wrappings are moisture and vapor proof. If not, re-wrap meats with one of the wraps recommended under �Packagrng� Freezing Baked Goods -Wrap baked breads in recommended material Thaw in wrapping. Unbaked 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 cartons Unbaked cookies may be dropped, molded or rolled and frozen on cookie trays. Store in bag or carton, bake without thawrng. 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 .rrch frllrngs do not freeze solid Cut steam vents in top crusts when ready to bake.
