O For The Form Wife f Continued from Page 10) pithy, grapes become flair:;/ and nuts become discolored and bitter flavored. Fresh salt ed nuts will freeze well for a few weeks if they are stored alone and not in a combina tion with other foods. Gelatin mixtures toughen and weep unless combined with a stabilizer such as whipped cream. THAWING FROZEN FOODS It is necessary to give spe cial care to frozen foods when thawing. It is during thawing that food undergoes many changes likely to affect food quality How food is best handled be ford and after frozen storage depends much on storage tem perature and the nature of the product. Most food products undergo changes even at tem peratures far below zero. Most of these changes are of a phy sical and chemical nature. la addition, quality changes in frozen food are influenced l>y the nature of the product. And food quality will likely undergo change during thaw ing. 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THE Conest Hmmmsr. mn urn 4 UWCASTER/CENTERVILLE/ LANDISVILLEIUTITZ/MANHEIM TOWNSHIP/MILLERSVILLE/EOHRERSTOWN MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION - A Trustee for The Lancaster County Foundation Different foods require dif ferent thawing procedures. For example, you can thaw most frozen vegetables by placing them directly in boiling water. But you can’t do this to froz en meat products. Generally, larger pieces of meat need to be paitially thawed before cooking. In some cases, small er 'meat pieces can be rooked directly without thawing Always thaw frozen fruits at room temperature. After thawing, fruit pioducts should be consumed fairly quickly. Frozen fruits usually can’t ibe kept long a *ar thawing. Invastigati ns on frozen stor age show I nat most frozen foods are not in an inactive stage. Even during frozen stor age, food products deteriorate at a rate dependent on the na ture of the product and the storage temperature. Most dam age to foods in deep freeze can be attributed to chemical changes and i eerystallization within the product during frozen storage. Products differ in their rate of deterioration during frozen storage. Fish, for example, must be stored at lo'"er tem- FARM WOMEN NO. 2 HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC The society of Farm Women No. 2 held its annual picnic Sat urday in Abram Mummau mea dow with 45 members attend ing. The business meeting was conducted by the president, Mrs. Earl Petticoiler. The So ciety gave donations to the coun ty project of Farm and Home Foundation, to the migrant Caring For Chrome-Finished Utensils workers picnic and to Billy Gra- Wash utensils that have a chrome finish ham The President cave a re- with a soft sponge or cloth, and hot suds. tL Selive board # Jffi; SSS* * 3 ** meeting. Scouring powder, steel wool, or a brush Members are reminded to at- will damage the soft chrome finish, tend the Migrant Picnic, August Clothing Care Hints For Warm Weather 27 at 1-30 pm. at the United To dean a washable leather or plastic Church of Christ, Willow Street. Purse, spread and rub thick soap or detergent The meeting was followed by a lather over the surface. Allow to remain until Hich cnrmpi- with the gi mae is dissolved, then wipe off with a clean covered dish suppei with the djmp cMh Bufr Wlth a dry> clean cloth families attending. A cake walk, Add a f ew diops of cologne to the last games and peanut scramble r j nse water after sudsing lingerie for a gentle were highlights of the evening. air 0 f coolness and fragiance. On AugQst 16th the Society Keep a few ice cubes handy met at the home of Mrs. Rufus when you press freshly laun- wnen , Waltz in Elstonville and sewed dered co ttons or linens. To pre- en - g u lve j the a ten -™ m - Ditty bags for the Red Cross to vent wnnkles> ease a cube over “ te head start bexore adding send to the Service men in ’ the breasts, dried-out spots to dampen them , , . , ... “ . If you’re frying, broiling, or during ironing. browning chicken in the oven, peratures than fruits and vege- Put clean damp laundry in p a t jt dry after rinsing ; n cold tables. Improper wrapping at the refrigerator to make iron- water. Chicken with a wet sur low temperatures can. cause ing easier. The combination of f, ace won’t brown properly, “freezer burn” in poultry prod- chilled fabric and warm iron Broiler-fryer pails or cut-up ucts. This results in unsightly, creates steam which helps chicken usually takes 'an hour dry, dark brown spots on the smooth out wrinkles. to cook in a moderate oven; meat surface, but it is not a Tips on Cooking Chicken pan-fried, deep fried, or broil health hazard. One important fact to re- ed, will cook in 30 to 45 min- Undoubtedly, freezing is still member when preparing cluck- utes depending on the size of the best method of long term en is you can easily overcook it. the parts, food preservation. It is, how ever, far from a perfect meth od especially with respect to the texture of food tissues. Specialists believe that far too little research attention has I been focused on the thawing I process. Vietnam. ■ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 26,1967 — For the Farm Wife and Family Ladies. Have You Heard? . . . By Doris Thomas, Extension Home Economist Haymor Alfalfa Vernal Alfalfa Seven other high yielding Alfalfas Seed Wheat Seed Barley REIST SEED COMPANY Mf, Joy 653-4121 Since 1925 4^ Two important things when borrowing money You need a sharp pencil plus the specialized financial advic® of Farm Credit to determine how your financial needs can best be served. Farm production must be maintained, even Increased if possible. Providing the financing to insure this is Farm Credit's job. Farm Credit loans are available now for any sound farm need. And, at realistic rates. Farm Credit interest is based on the unpaid balance of the loan. That saves you money. Farm Oredrb ASSOCIATIONS 411 W. Roseville Re!., Lancaster Agway Building, Lebanon Ph. Ph. 273-4506 55 11 THOMAS