Whirlpool ET22MT Use & Care Manual page 12

Freezing Vegetables -Freeze only fresh high-
quality vegetables ptcked when barely mature
For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
after ptckrng. Wash In cold water, sort and cut into
appropriate srzes. Blanch or scald. Pack in recom-
mended container and freeze.
Do not freeze lettuce, celery. carrot sticks, pota-
toes or fresh tomatoes All WIII become lrmp 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 pattles
should be wrapped Individually or In layers sepa-
rated by a double thrckness 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 "Packagrng"
Freezing Cooked Food-Prepare cooked
foods as you would for the table; shorten cookrng
timel0to15m~nutestoallowforadd~t~onal cooking
during reheatrng. Omit seasonings and part of the
Irquid. 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 raprdly as possible and freeze at once.
Liquid or semi-liquid dishes may be frozen in rec-
ommended containers with
heed-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 tn the freezer, line It wrth forI
Bake. cool, freeze, lift out the foil package. bag rt
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
rrsrng. 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 cookie trays. Store in bag or
carton, bake without thawrng. Refrigerator-type
cookies 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 frllrngs do not freeze solid Cut steam
vents in top crusts when ready to bake.
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