| Freezing every single fish, meat and poultry you buy | | | | meat, its weight and the date of purchase. |
| might not be the right thing to do, or they might not be | | | | 4. To cook bacon in advance, arrange the slices side |
| enough. Here are some tips on how you should store | | | | by side on a rack in a baking pan. Bake them until crisp. |
| your fresh buys, and keep them fresh even after | | | | Cool, stack the slices, wrap in foil, then freeze. Reheat |
| days: | | | | the amount you need in a skillet over low heat. |
| 1. To prepare raw hamburger patties for freezing: you | | | | 5. Freeze raw or cooked meatballs on a cookie sheet, |
| need to separate them with small plastic coffee-can | | | | then transfer them to a container, seal and freeze. |
| tops, stack them in a pile, place them in a plastic bag | | | | They will stay separate, and you can use as many as |
| before sealing. | | | | you want when you need them. |
| 2. Poultry and meat will keep fresh longer if you | | | | 6. When you are planning to freeze a casserole, line |
| remove the original wrapping and wrap the meat | | | | the dish with aluminum foil; then fill, cook and freeze. |
| loosely in wax paper to allow air to circulate around | | | | When frozen, remove the casserole, foil and all, then |
| the flesh. | | | | store it in the freezer. The dish is now free for other |
| 3. When re-wrapping prepackaged meat for freezing, | | | | uses. |
| cut the label from the original wrapping and tape it to | | | | 7. Freeze beef and chicken broth in ice-cube trays; |
| the new package. You will have a record of the cut of | | | | store the frozen cubes in plastic bags. |