SOME RULES FOR FREEZING

Don’t throw out your leftovers…. you can really save some money.. for example here is some meatballs I had leftover from dinner..

we put them in a ziplock and will freeze.. I can pop them out one day for lunch and make a quick meatball sub ect… saves money and time..

Some tips for freezing your foods

Only freeze fresh foods

Do not keep frozen foods too long

Never Re-Freeze

Keep a record of food stored (dates ect)

LABLE everything you freeze- it is amazing how things look different after they are frozen

Heat sealing increases protection

Freeze immediately after packing

Blanch all vegetables before freezing

Cool and drain immediately.

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PREPARED FOODS THAT MAY BE FROZEN

Chicken a la King

Baked Beans

Stews

Soups

Spaghetti Dishes

Meatballs

Casserole Dishes

Meat Loves

Cooked Meats

Roasted Turkey

Meat Pies

French Fry Cut Potatoes

Fruits and Vegetable Juices

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TIPS

when freezing these pre made dinners. be sure and  use them quickly.. do not let a long period of time pass before you use them

Remember when seasoning foods that during storage onion flavor and spices become less and celery flavor becomes more noticeable.

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Roasting Chickens or turkeys- they may be stuffed ready for oven up to 4 weeks. the Stuffing must be throughly cold before placing in cavity. Wrap giblets separately.

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• Joyce Couch How do you keep it from getting freezer burn by just using the regular plastic freezer bags??

  
  Serena Adkins Ellison
• ‎Joyce as long as you get the extra AIR out of the bags before sealing them your regular gallon freezer bags will work just fine. Air is the culprit. To fill them I fold over the edge so seal won’t get dirty.. then ladle in with my canning

  ladle until it reaches where I folded it, then seal all but one corner, turn it over carefully on it’s side and work the excess air out then seal the last corner. and to freeze them nice and flat so you can stack them later, lay them on cookie sheet and put in freezer till firm then take out cookie sheet.

  
  

  When making soups stews to freeze put in fridge and the next day you skim off all that fat from top before freezing instead of draining it all off when cooking. The reason being, it makes your soup, stews broth, much much richer and tastier, and if you skim off the fat before freezing you still get the taste without consuming all the fat.

Apple Pie Filling is also a great one to freeze as well as can. I think Lasagna freezes awesome, as well as meatballs. You can fry extra meat balls one day when your having it for dinner anyway and freeze the extras without the sauce and make your sauce later and just drop in the meat balls frozen and let them simmer, they come out just as tender as freshly made.

make your own french fries and freeze

Stuffings freeze well too.. make your favorite stuffing recipes and cool and package and freeze for later. Thaw Then when cooking grab and use to stuff chicken pork chops ect

when freezing these pre made dinners. be sure and use them quickly.. do not let a long period of time pass before you use them

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For freezing eggs, separate the yolks from the whites. For whites pacakge and freeze.

For yolks add 2 tbsp sugar or 1 tsp of shalt to each pint. Blend carefully with rotary beater but avoid whipping in air. Skim off any air bubbles fro the surface before freezing to prevent crusting.

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