Whirlpool ET14JK Use And Care Manual page 9

Freezing Vegetables
- Freeze only fresh high-
ac.arrty vegetables picked when barely mature
For best resuits, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
after prckrng Wash ir, cold water, sort and cut Into
approprrate srzes Blanch or scald Pack in recomb
mended conturner and freeze
120 not freeze lettuce, celery, carrot sttcks, pota
'oes or fresh tomatoes All
will
become lrmp or
mr,shv Tomatoes ~111 zoliapse when thawed.
Freezing Meats
-The meat you thaw can only
be as good as the meat you freeze "Drugstore"
wrcp In meal-size packages Flat cuts or patties
should be wrapped tndrvrdually or in layers sepa-
rated by a double thickness of freezer wrap
bloke sure store wrappings are morsture and vu-
por proof If not, re-wrap meats wtth one of the
wraps recommended under "Packaging"
Freezing Cooked Food
~ Prepare cooked
foods as you would tor the table, shorten cookrng
ttmelo to15 minutes toaliow for Gdartional cooking
during reheating Omrt seasonings and part of the
liquid Plan to add them at reheating time Pota-
toes should also be added tc soup and stew at
heatrng time. Add crumb and cheese toppings at
heating time.
Cool as rapidly as possible and freeze at once
Liquid or semi-lrqutd dishes may be frozen tn rec-
ommended containers with heod~spoce Casser-
ales and other more solid foods may be frozen rrl
the bakrng 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
rn recommended materral Thaw In wrapping. Un
baked yeast breads can be frozen after the first
rising Punch down wrap and freeze
Bake cookres 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
cookies can be wrapped and frozen rn roll form
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake.
Frutt pres are best frozen unbaked. Bake wrthout
thawing Bake pecan and similar pres before
freezing rich fillings do not freeze solid Cut steam
vents In top crusts when ready to bake