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SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLAINDEALER-PAGE 17-WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1977 Beware the invisible spoiler! Air trapped in freezing destroys foods A special treat The food in your freezer may be rapidly spoiling, and the culprit for this waste is nothing more than trapped air! Today's homemaker puts a great deal of time and effort into the preparation of foods for the freezer, from good buys in meats and fish to fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables she wishes to store, from pre­ paring sauces and casseroles for easy mealtime defrosting to elegant appetizers and desserts for home enter­ taining. Yet all this work is in vain if the food has been improperly packaged for freezing. Frozen food must be packaged free from air in order for it to be of any lasting value; food frozen with air trapped in the pack­ age wiJl turn rancid and form ice crystals indicating loss of color, flavor and nutritional value. Good quality plastic bags are definitely the most ver­ satile and economical pack­ aging material available for freezing foods. But ever since the freezer arrived on the home scene, there has been a need for something to effectively remove the air from the freezer bags. Anyone who has ever attempted to "squeeze" the air out from around the food in a freezer bag knows how cumbersome this proc­ ess can be! Some have tried to remove the air from freezer bags by sucking it out by mouth or with a straw. This procedure is actually hazardous, as there is a danger of choking or cross-contamination of in­ fectious microbes from the food to the lungs and vice versa. Now there's a convenient and inexpensive new prod­ uct on the market which enables the homemaker to package food hygienically and air free. The Freezer Vacuum Pump quickly and safely removes the air from inside freezer bags with just a few pumps of the cylinder. The freezer bag is then "shrink-fit" to the food for ? maximum preservation. • The Freezer Vacuum Pump will be available in stores across the country at a suggested retail price of $1.99 each. Or, for further information of to place your order directly (please in­ clude check or money order for $1.99 plus 35? postage and handling for each item), write to Poly Commodity Corporation, Dept. MA, i 1350 Avenue of the Amer­ icas, New York, N.Y. 10019. H o m e e c o n o m i s t s throughout the world agree that frozen foods packaged air-free taste better, look better and retain more of their natural goodness. The F r e e z e r V a c u u m P u m p saves time and money as it effectively removes the air from freezer bags -- and thus makes the most of your investment in frozen foods. EARLY SUMMER -- When soil and weather are warm: lima beans, canta­ loupe, celery plants, Cren­ shaw melons, cucumbers, eggplant plants, pumpkins, pepper plants, potatoes for w i n t e r , s q u a s h , t o m a t o plants, watermelons. MID-SUMMER -- FALL -- In late June & early July: beets, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radishes, spinach, turnips.. AIR IS THE GREAT SPOILER of packaged frozen foods. Pockets of air left in freezer bags will cause rancidity and result in rapid loss of color, flavor and nutritional value in foods. A new device, the Freezer Vacuum Pump, quickly and safely removes air from freezer bags for the best pos­ sible food quality to be retained under storage conditions. WHAT BETTER WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUMMER morning tlian with breakfast in bed? Serve it in style with a tray that's as fresh and joyful as the new day. Bring out your finest crystal and china like Fostoria's elegant Green­ field stemware and Pickard's Navarre china. A perfect low- cal menu? Orange juice, mounds of fresh strawberries, and herb tea with a slice of lemon. HOOVER MOTHER'S DAY SALE! Hoover Convertible With Edge- Cleaning Model No. 53005 Cast Aluminum Chassis All-Steel Agitator All Sleet edge OMn.ng Floats on Air 10 quart Bag Complete with Attachments Replaceable Bruihn YOU Can Change Smooth. Seamiest Case Hardened/ All Steel Shell N*hei Pitted Steel Beater B« Tip Toe Rug Adjustment Hoover Triple Action It Beats. As It Sweeps As It Cleans" W Pile-Level First come, First serve Models No. U4057, $CQ U4061 J 3 S&VJCE scissors MAY 7th, 10:00 AM to 4:00 Scissors -- 59* Pinking Shears -- 99* SCISSORS SHARPENED PINKING SEWING BARBER GARDEN KITCHEN SURGICAL ETC Ground to o perfect uniform edge by experts with the f inest commercial equipment avai l ­ able. Br ing in a l l your scissors, ^our neighbors, too 1 All work done whi le you shop. I C O A S T T O C 0 0 S T S T 0 R E S | total hardware 4400 W. RTE. 120, McHENRY 385-6655 «. %• "' ..Jl