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