Whirlpool ET20DK Use & Care Manual page 13

Freezing Vegetables - Freeze only fresh high-
quality vegetables picked when 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 scold Pack in recom-
mended container and freeze
Do not freeze lettuce, celery, carrot sticks,
potatoes or fresh tomatoes All will become lrmp or
mushy. Tomatoes will collapse when thawed
Freezing Meats - The meat you thaw con only
be as good as the meat you freeze. "Drugstore"
wrap rn meal-size packages. Flat cuts or potties
should be wrapped Individually or in layers sepa
rated by a double thickness of freezer wrap
Make sure store wrappings ore moisture and
vapor 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 time 10
to 15 mrnutes to allow for additional cooking dur-
rng reheating. Omit seasonings and port of the liq-
uid Plan to odd them at reheating time. Potatoes
should also be added to soup and stew at heating
time Add crumb and cheese toppings at heating
time
Cool as rapidly OS possible and freeze at once.
Liquid or semi-liquid dishes may be frozen in rec-
ommended containers with head-space. Cas-
seroles 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, bog it
and return to freezer
Freezing Baked Goods-Wrap baked breads in
recommended material Thaw in wrapping
Unbaked yeast breads con be frozen afterthe first
rising Punch down, wrap and freeze
Bake cookies as usual. Cool and freeze on trays,
then pock in recommended freezer bags or car-
tons Unbaked cookres may be dropped, molded
or rolled and frozen on cookie trays. Store in bog or
#carton. bake without thawing Refrigerator-type
cookies con be wrapped and frozen in roll form
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake
Fruit pies ore best frozen unbaked. Bake without
rhawing. Bake pecan and similar pies before
freezing.. rich fillings do not freeze solid Cut steam
vents in top crusts when ready to bake
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