Whirlpool ET22MK Use & Care Manual page 12

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 ~111 become limp or
mushy Tomatoes will collapse when thawed.
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 patties
should be wrapped indrvrdually 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
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 semi-liquid dishes may be frozen in rec-
ommended containers with
heod-space
Casser-
oles 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 It with foil
Bake, cool, freeze, lift out the foil package, bag It
and return to freezer
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 Refrigerator-type
cookies can be wrapped and frozen in roll form
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake.
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.