-Home freeze Is a home freezer a luxury or a used wise investment? beef, "It depends on how it is used, well, if you plan ahead, a freezer can luncti help you put together a variety of are n meals, avoid last-minute dashes to the store, allow you to take advantage of sales, help you with holiday baking, and, of course, allow you to eat produce from I v your garden year-round," says Dr. Nadine Tope, extension foods and nutrition specialist, North Carolina State University. On the other hand, the freezer in some people's home does little I more than gobble electricity. To get the most from a freezer, follow these tips: - Use it. If it is there, don't let it sit half-empty. A freezer operates more efficiently if it is full. Freeze only top-quality foods. The end product can be no better than the food which was originally put into the freezer. - Wrap foods well. Use only a moisture-vapor proof wrapper designed for use in the freezer or airtight glass, metal or sturdy plastic freezer containers. Otherwise, the food loses quality quickly. H r, -- Keep the temperature set for zero. Although food may be frozen at higher temperatures, it H will lose quality. - Keep careful records. Know what is in the freezer and label all I packages. Use the oldest foods first. Keep a list outside the freezer, so you don't have to I stand there with the door open rtvir%/? /% / ?! ** />?? n/1115 iw 115uiv uui wnai IU iaKC out. - If the unit isn't frost-free, . make sure it is defrosted once or H \ twice a year. H_ ~ Know what freezes well and what does not. For example, lettuce, tomatoes, radishes and onions will not be fresh and crisp when thawed, but they can be Grandparents.. | play important v role to child m A preschooler and a grandparent make a natural pair. To help a grandchild grow in skills, Dr. Frances Wagner, extension human development specialist, North Carolina State University, offers grandparents the following suggestions for activities: -- Play relaxing games before bedtime. Don't get the child wound up and then expect him or H . her to quietly go to sleep. -- Set a good example and com- I pliment the preschooler for using H | good table manners. - Preschoolers need active play to exercise the large muscles and H | also quiet activities to develop H < coordination of the hands and H | fingers. H - Help find activities that are H challenging but not frustrating. - Encourage the preschooler to I become a participating member of the family by helping him others and by letting him help m you with family chores. - Read the child stories about I social skills such as sharing, cooperation and standing up for oneself and use them when working and playing with the child. - Label the child's feelings to help him understand them. Look L . at pictures of children and let the oreschooler talk about how the children in the pictures feel. - Comfort the child when he feels angry or frustrated to help him gain self-control. - Teach the names of things. Ask a preschooler to name I things. Play guessing games which identify objects. ~ Remove hazardous items and teach safety habits. Encourage increasing independence in such daily routines as eating, toileting and dressing. -- Read non-sexist stories about boys and girls. - Encourage participation in family rituals that are important to the family's way of life. to r can be a boon in casseroles. Fresh cuts of Butter, breads chicken and pork freeze cake layers can but bologna, processed months without 1< teon meats and canned hams long as they are i ot good candidates. tight container! 0 FOOD LION L I Hntw ^ $198 1 Lb. Family Pack Cube m Steak m Each ^1 Baaitflftil i Poinsettias SialtMt Batltrnilk l m IwlH Pill vflwvwTTWIwI r'VI Cikt/Cifftiit FfM Pitt Ceb 1.5 llttr - Lmkr Com C< Cola W ^$2"" Oaaoo 9 The Chronicle, Thursday, November 29, 1984-Page B13 NCSU specialist j made in quantity and frozen in Foods kept longer than the ?il or glass pie plates for later recommended time will not iking. You may want to leave necessarily spoil, but they may ie fluting of the pie shell for lose quality, the extension ter. specialist points out. > usdaV :hoice* Tasty I fiwaltiiPii II 1 Bacon I 4,/M1 _? " I IV) Ripe ^Bananas I / SmH*H ^ . Mi Mm Qaart .89 I ^99 I ^2S9J MM, IIIHI, IHM Pk|. ! 6 12 Oi. Cmi ilia Miller I Food Lion .9 r ( i