The All Colour Freezer Cookery Book [antikvár]

IntroductionOur mothers and grandmothers had baking days, when bread and cakes were made for the week and fruit and vegetables were preserved in bottles for the winter months. Today, we have little time for the sheer labour involved in these more old-fashioned methods of preserving; however, the freezer can extend and improve this idea to cover many types of food.Some people mistakenly believe that a freezer is a luxury storage item to be tucked away in a garage or basement, and only suitable for country dwellers and large families, but in fact the freezer can be one of the most useful home appliances. If it is filled to suit your life-style, the freezer can be used as effectively as the cooker.If you live in the country, or have a garden, it is satisfying -and economical - to preserve home-grown produce.For those who live in town, the astute shopper can take advantage of cheap seasonal foods at the greengrocer, butcher and fishmonger.Bulk buying of ready-prepared foods saves time and money - not excluding that which might normally be spent on the travelling involved in small shopping expeditions.Where children are concerned, it is extremely useful to have large quantities of their favourite foods - fish fingers, chips and ice cream - conveniently on hand for school holidays.For the woman who goes out to work, saving time is probably more important than tight budgeting. Today, time-saving can lead to money-saving, and a freezer enables a family to be well fed on balanced variety meals, however busy the cook-shopper may be.Entertaining is no longer a worry, and even the unexpected guest can be catered for. Party food can be prepared at leisure, even months in advance, and what could be better than serving a sumptuous menu which has involved only thawing and heating?