Whirlpool EHT182VKWR0 EHT182VKW Use & Care Manual page 9

Freezing Vegetables ~~ Freeze onlv fresh hrgh-
quality vegetables prcked 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 srzes Blanch or scald Pock :n recom-
mended container ond freeze
Do not freeze lettuce, celery, carrot strcks. pota-
toes or fresh tomatoes All WIII become lrmp or
mushy Tomatoes WIII collapse 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 patties
should be wrapped rndivrdually or In layers sepa-
rated by a double thrckness of freezer wrap
Make sure store wrapprngs are moisture and va-
por proof If not, re-wrap meats with one of the
wraps recommended under "Packaging"
Freezing Cooked Food - Prepare cooked
foods OS you would for the table, shorten cooklng
tImeI to15 minutes to allow for additronal cooking
during reheatrng Omrt seosonrngs and port of the
liqurd Plan to add them at reheatrng trme Pota-
toes should also be added to soup and stew at
heating time Add crumb and cheese toppings at
heotrng trme
Cool OS rop~diy OS possible and freeze at once
Liqald or semr~llquid dashes moy be frozen In rec-
ommended contorners wrth head space Cosser-
oles and other more solid 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, lrft out the foil package, bog 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
rising Punch down, wrap and freeze
Bake cookres OS usual Cool and freeze on trays,
then pack In recommended freezer bags or car-
tons Unbaked cookres may be dropped, molded
or rolled and frozen on cookre trays Store in bag or
carton, bake wrthout thawing. Refrtgerator-type
cookres 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 fillrngs do not freeze solid Cut steam
vents In top crusts when ready to bake