Whirlpool ET1 8MK Use & Care Manual page 12

Freezing Vegetables - Freeze on!y fresh hrgh-
quality vegetables picked whet 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 strcks, pota-
toes or fresh tomatoes All WIII become limp or
mushy Tomatoes will collapse when thawed
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Freezing Meats ~ The meat you thaw can only
be as good as the meat you freeze "Drugstore"
wrap In mealLsrze packages Flat cuts or patties
should be wrapped lnd~v~dually or In layers sepa-
rated by a double thickness of freezer wrap
Make sure store wrappings 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 as you would for the table, shorten cooking
trme 10 to15 minutes toallow for additional cooking
during reheating Omit seasonings and part of the
lrquid 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
Liqurd or seml~llquld dishes may be frozen in rec-
ommended containers with head~space Casser-
oles and other more solid foods may be frozen in
the baking contarner If you don'? want to leave
your casserole dish in the freezer, line it with foil
Bake, cool, freeze, lift out the fol 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
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 cookres may be dropped, molded
or rolled and frozen on cookie trays Store in bag or
carton, bake without thawing Refrigerator-type
cook/es can be wrapped and frozen in roll form
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake.
Fruit pres are best frozen unbaked Bake without
thawing Bake pecan and similar pies before
freezrng rich fillings do not freeze sol/d Cut steam
vents in top crusts when ready to bake