ETAT ATI ed

: ONE OF the first purchases I
‘made when we bought our

the biggest pieceof °
machinery: JT could lay my.”
hands. 5 on —— 29. cubic feet and

freezer so large that a side of beef
looked lost in the bottom. Imagine

Especially when our family consist-
ed of the, two of us and one infant.

must have been a pioneer. I stockpile
food as.if We were. in for a siege. .
/ My old kitchen cupboards were «

recycled, they line my laundry room. 2

ratholed more food down
there than the average small g grocery

“: store: Case lot sales are: my downfall.

| replaced the old freezer, with a
“much smaller model, but it’s loaded

i “Asi a result, lean ‘feed people ro
‘ally-for.a lot'less thari average.:
Now; what I really started out to
“do was to stress the joys of owning a’
freezer. Even an ‘apartment dweller
‘could find a: ‘place to stow one.

Most everyone has'‘a freezer com-

: partment in their refrigerator but
please remember that these small. ,
units aren’t nearly as efficient:

‘They will keep sma! quantities of
* frozen food for a short time, but they
en’t cold enough for long term.
“The food is likely not hazardous

“to your health, but it develops freezer

“. burn and an off-taste very quickly.
Here area few recipes that take

well to freezer storage. The storage
times given are for proper freezers.
Don't try to keep anything in a

fridge-top unit for more than a cou-

: ple of weeks.

FREEZER MEATBALLS
This is « great recipe — the meat-
balls are firm enough to serve as
appetizers with picks but are great
for dinner in any sauce you like.

. Freeze them first on cookie
sheets, then seal in freezer bags.
Then shake out as many as you need.
1 ib. pork sausage meat
2 Ib. lean ground beef
14 tsp. salt
14 tsp. dry mustard
14 tsp. ground coriander

% tsp. ground allspice

3 eggs
%e. fine dry breadcrumbs
1 large bunch green onions, finely
Sliced, including most of tops
Turn the meat into a lurge bow!
and break it up with a fork. Beat the
eggs lightly with a fork, including all
spices. This mixes them up better
than sprinkling them into the meat.
Add everything to the meat and
mix well with your hands. Rinse
your hands under cold water before
you start kneading and you won't
have such a mess.
Form the mixture into small balls.
These can be frozen at this point but
I prefer to’ cook them first. Bake at

.350°F about 15 minutes, then test.
- They stiould be cooked through with

no pink showing. Freeze on cookie
sheets and then bag.

For a great party appetizer, quick-
ly fry 1/2 1b, button mushrooms.
Spear a mushroom with a meat ball

“and’serve with dipping sauces..

will keep well for two months,

CHEESE PUFFS
These little bites are great to have

-on hand for Christmas. ‘Bake them

directly from the. freezer — 400°F,

“10-12 minutes.
‘1 loaf unsliced white bread
’ Ae butter

1 pkg. (4 oz.) cream cheese
% Ib. cheddar cheese, grated —
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Cut the crusts from the bread and
cut the loaf into 1” cubes. Melt the

‘ butter in the top of a double boiler
., and add cheeses. Stir until melted.

Remove from heat and beat until
creamy smooth. Fold in egg whites.
Dip the cubes'and let the excess run
back into the pan. Set the cubes on a
foil lincd baking sheet and freeze.
Bag and store up to 6 weeks.

See Fillings page 85

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