M-Uncastar Farming, Saturday, August 2,1986 How to Freeze Baked Goods and Pastries Freezing does not improve baked goods and pastries, but it will keep them well for the recommended storage time. To avoid sogginess, cool foods to room temperature before packaging. Freeze only fresh pastries and bread don’t wait until they are stale or dried out. Plastic bags designed for freezer use are ideal for storing homemade pastries. Pastries purchased from the supermarket or baker can be frozen by simply over-wrapping and properly sealing the package. Unused pastry portions may also be packaged in freezer bags for use at a later time. Frozen products maintain quality longer in the absence of air. So remove as much air as possible and seal properly before placing in Have You Heard? By Doris Thomas Lancaster Extension Home Economist the freezer. Pies may be frozen either baked or unbaked. To serve a baked pie such as a fruit pie warm, you can heat and thaw it at the same time. Completely remove the wrapping from the frozen pie and place it in a 400*F oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Unbaked pies should not be thawed before baking. Completely remove wrapping, make vents in top crust and place in a 400°F oven. Bake until pie is brown. This will take 15 minutes longer than if the pie was baked unfrozen. To be sure the pie is done, check to see if the filling is bubbling in the center of the pie. If you plan to freeze frosted cakes, use butter, cream cheese, fudge or penuche-type frostings for best results when thawed. Remove the wrapping before you thaw frosted cakes. Cookies may be frozen either baked or unbaked. To freeze baked cookies, bake as usual, cool quickly and freeze before packaging. Let thaw 5 to 10 minutes. To freeze unbaked cookies, prepare dough as usual, and form into a long roll. Wrap and seal. Defrost dough only enough to allow slicing. Bake as usual. Beans Plentiful The popular green beans, grown as pole and brush beans, are an economical, nutritious vegetable choice in the summer. Pole beans, grown on poles something like tepees, are about twice as long and fleshy as bush or snap beans and flatter and more broad. Bush or snap beans grow on a low bushlike plant. Pods are rounded, shorter, and straighter than pole beans. Snap beans, as the name suggests, are crisp enough to snap easily when broken. Only fresh, tender beans not over mature will snap. Look for beans that are free of blemishes and wrinkles and have firm pods. They should also be clean and fresh looking. YOU NEED A FENCE?? A & J Fencing. All kinds of fence. Specializing in high-tensil fence. We also do post driving Please Write To; RD 1 Box 266 Kinzers, PA 17535 We’ve got your Building Machinery storage, dairy, farm buildings of all kinds. Horse barns, utility buildings, garages, commercial structures too. You won t find a wider selection anywhere. More models, plans and sizes, more custom options More bright, new siding and trim colors. We also offer free planning services and assistance with financing. r