Show homemade freezer serves farm needs farmers turn to build your own once more with labor costs up and appliances growing scarce many farmers are beginning to build their own once more one example ot of what can be done with cinder blocks and insulation plus a few spare hours ot of labor Is the homemade food freezer shown below the freezer Is tucked away in a convenient corner ot of a farm home basement it holds a side of beef IR aik and all the surplus cherries strawberries and lima beans grown on the farm besides farm produce this homemade appliance makes an ideal storage place tor for leftovers left overs ice cream and large quantities of special cuts of meat processed at a neighboring locker plant like other freezers however it must be remembered that freezing does not improve the quality of the food stored in them you get out of a freezer only what you put in also farm wives are cautioned about correctly packaging freezer food included among acceptable packaging materials are moisture proof vegetable parchment paper cellophane which can be heat sealed aluminum foil cello phane lined containers freezers bags and approved cartons the use of such materials are necessary regardless of whether freezers are purchased or are homemade unless properly packed frozen foods may deteriorate the freezer illustrated Is operated with a V va horsepower compressor rafters above the appliance are used for the storage of canned fruits |