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FREEZING & STORING FROZEN
FOODS
Your refrigerator
has a freezer section desrgned
to
keep
temperatures
In the
zero
zone
(-17 8-C ..the recommended
frozen food storage
temperature.
It can freeze
bargains
In freshness
and price, and convenient
meals you can make
ahead
of time.
Here are some
basics
to help
get
you ac-
quainted
with your new freezer. For detailed
reci-
pes, many excellent
books are available
Packaging-The
only brg secret to successful
freezing
IS In the packaging.
The wrap must be air,
moisture and vapor proof This wrap IS not enough
If the seolrng allows air, moisture or vapors in
Rigid polyethylene
containers
with tight-fitting
lids. straight-sided
cannrng
freezing
jars, heavy-
duty alumrnum
foil, plastrccoated
paper
and
poiyethyiene
plastic
are recommended
Note
Heat~sealed
borlrng
bags
are easy to use, and
other firms supply polyethylene
bags to be used by
themselves
or carton loners
Sealing-When
sealing focds in bags squeeze
out the air (Irqurds need headspace
to allow for
expansion).
Twist the top and turn it back.
Fasten
tte securely
around
the doubled-over
tall Put the
label
Inside transparent
bags,
use selffadhesrve
label on outside of opaque
ones
3
6
Arrrtlght wrapping
calls for "drugstore"
wrap
Cut
the sheet about one-third
longer than the distance
around the food
Bring the ends together
and fold
In [toward
the food] at least twice to seal out arr
Crease ends close to food, press air from package.
Fold tips over twice
Frnrsh package
and tape
closed.
NOTE With unboned
meats,
pad
sharp
edges wrth extra wrap or use stockrnette
to protect
the wrap from punctures
DO NOT USE
l
Bread wrappers
l
Nonpolyethylene
plastic contarners
l
Containers
without tight lrds
l
Waxed paper
l
Wax-coated
freezer wrap
None of these are totally
moisture, atr or va
por proof
Freezing
Fruits-Select
ripe, blemrsh-free
fruits
Be sure they taste as good as they look Wash 2 to
3 quarts [liters) at a time and drain. Fruit that stands
In water may lose food value and become,
soggy
Sort, peei, tram, pit and sltce as needed
Pack in rigid wide-mouthed
containers
or other
recommended
materrol. Leave head space to aI-
low liquids to expand
during freezing
Refer to a
Freezer Book for packing
recipes.
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