Dairy
ButterandMargarine
P’mchmts
Overwrap original carton in moisture/
vapor-proof material or enclosein
moisture/vapor-proofcontainers.
Cheese
Freezecheesein ?4-to l-pound
pieces.Wrapin moisture/vapor-proof
material.Uncreamedcottageand
Camembertcheesemaybe kept in
thefreezerthoughthere maybesome
waterseparationon thawing.Cream
andprocessedcheesedo not freeze
well asfreezingaffectstheir smooth
texture.
Cream
Ordinaryhouseholdcreamfor table
usedoesnot freeze well, but will be
suitableforcooking.Pasteurizedheavy
creamcontaining not lessthan40 per
cent butterfat maybe frozen.Heavy
creamwhichhasbeenwhippedfreezes
well, too. Dropmoundsof whipped
creamonbakingsheets.Freeze.Trans-
fer frozenmoundsquicklyto a rigid
containerandseal,separatinglayers
with paper,
IceCream
Commercialice creamscanbestored
in the freezer in their originalcarton.
Home-madeice creamshould be
packedin moisture/vapor-proofcar-
tons. Forbestresults,placeicecream
in the interior of the freezerrather
than on the door shelves.
Fine-qualityicecream,withhighcream
content,will normallyrequireslightly
Iowertemperaturesthan“airy”already-
packagedbrandswith lowcreamcon-
tent. Experimentto determinethe
locationin the freezer(therear is
slightly colder thanthe front) andthe
temperaturecontrol setting to keep
your favorite ice creamat the right
servingtemperature.
PreparedFoods
Bread andBolls
Bake,cool,wrapandfreeze,Toserve:
thaw in wrappingsat roomtempera-
ture.Or,heatortoastfrozen.If desired,
wrapin foil andwarmfor 15minutesin
250° to 300°F oven. Note: mostcom-
mercially bakedproducts shou;d be
rewrappedin moisture/vapor-proof
material before freezing.
Biscuits
Maybe frozen bakedor unbaked.To
serve baked biscuits: defrost in wrap-
pings at room temperature for one
hour. Reheatfor 5 minutes in 425°F
Ov@n.Or placefrozen biscuitsin 375°F
oven fOr15minutes. Unbaked
biscuits
shouldbethawed,then bakedasusual.
Cake
Bakeandcool. If frosted,freeze before
wrapping to avoid sticking, Toserve:
unwrap frosted cakes;thaw at room
temperature. Thawunfrosted cakes in
wrappingsat roomtemperature. Allow
about two hours to thaw a large cake,
Icings madewith egg white do not
freeze satisfactorily. Those madewith
powdered sugar,butter, fudge or
whipped cream freeze well.
Cookies
If baked before freezing, cool and
packagethem carefully in moisture/
vapor-proofmaterial.Theywill thawin
about15minutesatroomtemperature
in wrappings.Refrigeratorcookie
dough maybe wrappedandfrozen in
bars.Sliceasneeded,withoutdefrost-
ing, and bake.
Pies
Most pies except cream,custardor
meringue-toppedpies freeze well,
bakedor unbaked.Bakedpies store
for a longer time. Omit steamvents
from piesto be frozen unbaked,
Toserve unbakedpies: Cutsteam
vents in top crustandplacefrozen pie
in ovenatusualtemperature.Increase
baking time 10to 15minutes.Thaw
frozen bakedpies, wrapped,for 1to
1yzhoursat room temperature. TO
serve warm,unwrapwithout thawing
and heat in 300°F oven for 30 to 40
minutes.
QuickBreadsand Muffins
Bake, cool and wrap at once. For
serving, thaw,unwrapped,at room
temperature or warm, unwrapped,
300°F oven.
Disks
in
Such foods aschili, spaghetti sauce,
casseroles,etc., are prepared in the
samemannerasfor immediateserving
with theexceptionof seasoning.During
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Eggs
Useonly fresheggsfor freezing.Chill ~
beforefreezing.Wholeeggsmaybe
frozenor the whitesandyolksfrozen
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thoroughlywith a fork. Do not beatin
air.Add1teaspoonsaltto each2cups
of eggs.
Egg Whites–Separate andfreeze in
recipe-sizedamounts.
EggYolks-Separate andadd1tea-
spoonof saltor 1tablespoonof corn
syrupor sugarpercupful of yolks.
Blendwith fork.
Packeggsin freezercarton allowing
~z-inchheadspace(t%-inch for 91ass
containers).Thaweggsin unopened
container in refrigerator or at room
temperature.
storage,onion flavor becomesless
noticeableand celeryflavor more
pronounced.Spicesalso losetheir
strength during long periodsof stor-
age.Omit potatoesfrom stewsand
soupsasthey becomemushy.
Cool maindishesafter cooking; pack-
age in moisture/vapor-proof material
andfreeze.Toservethesefoods,thaw
graduallyover low heatadding a little
liquid if necessaryto prevent foods
from sticking to the pan.Or heat in a
300°F oven for about 1 hour or until
heatedthoroughly.
SandwichTips
All varieties of breadscan be frozen.
Spread softened butter on eachslice,
then spreadfilling. It is not advisable
to usesaladdressingsfor spreading
astheyseparateandsoakintothebread.
Meat, fish, somecheeses,poultry and
peanutbutterarerecommendedfillings
for freezing. Cookedeggs become
tough when frozen. Other fillings can
be moistenedwith milk, cream, pickle
relish, chili sauce, catsup, fruit juice,
a little mayonnaiseor saladdressing.
Lettuce or other saladgreens and raw
vegetables do not freeze well and
should be added just before serving.
Wrapsandwiches in moisture/vapor-
proof material and freeze.
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