Show Rules to Preserve Food Its It's smart to conserve these days days and and here are 10 rules to keep in mind in preserving food elements 1 Cook foods as quickly as possible using small amounts of water 2 Do not overcook bles 3 Do not peel vegetables or fruits and cut them up and then let stand before cooking 4 When possible cook vegetables vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables whole and with the outer cover on 5 Never add soda to vegetables Vegetables Vege vege- vegetables tables during cooking It serves no useful purpose and destroys vitamins Cook green vegetables in n an open kettle and they will stay oper ope 6 Serve foods as soon as s 5 possible after they are cooked 7 Do not fry foods if they can be cooked in some other way for frying and roasting mean destruction of vitamins 8 Store foods at low temperature temperature tem tem- tern and in closed contain contain- ers 9 Do not chop or crush fresh fruits and vegetables and allow them to stand 10 In canning foods observe the same precautions for conserving conserving conserving con con- serving vitamin content as suggested suggested suggested sug sug- for cooking |