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IMPORTANT:
Do not
expect
your
freezer
to quick-freeze
any
large
quantity
of food.
No more than 2 to
3 pounds
of fresh
meat
or 3 to 4
pounds
of vegetables
per cubic
foot
of freezer
space.
leave
enough
space
for air to circulate
around
packages.
Be careful
to leave
enough
room at the tront so the door
can close tightly.
FROZEN FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage
times'
will vary according
to the
quality
of the food, the type of packaging
or
wrap used [moisture
and vapor-proof),
and
the storage
temperature
(should be at 0' F
(-18°C)).
Food
FRUITS
Storage
time
Fruit juice
concentrate
12 months
Commercially
frozen fruit
12 months
Citrus fruit and juices
4 to 6 months
Others
8 to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially
frozen
8 months
Home frozen
8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon
4 weeks
or less
Corned
beet
2 weeks
Cured
ham
1 to 2 months
(Salting
meat
shortens
freezer
life)
Frankfurters
1 month
Ground
beef,
lamb,
veal
2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef
6 to 12 months
Lamb and veal
6 to 9 months
Pork . . . .
. . .._._._
4to8
months
Sausage,
fresh
1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef
8 to 12 months
Lamb, veal,
pork
3 to 9 months
FISH
Cod, flounder,
haddock
sole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
Blue fish, salmon
2 to 3 months
Mackerel,
perch
2 to 3 months
Breaded
fish (purchased)
3 months
Clams,
oysters,
cooked
fish, crab,
scallops
3 to 4 months
Alaskan
king crab
_, _.
10 months
Shrimp,
uncooked
12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken
or turkey
12 months
Duck
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Giblets
. . . .
2 to 3 months
Cooked
poultry
w/gravy
6 months
Slices (no gravy)
.
1 month
Food
MAIN DISHES
Storage
time
Stews; meat,
poultry
and fish casserole
2 to 3 months
TV dinners,,
3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter
2 to 9 months
Margarine
2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert,
dry curd
cottage,
farmer's,
Roquefort,
blue
_.
3 months
Creamed
cottage
DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar,
Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, brick,
etc.
6 to 8 weeks
Freezing
can change
texture
of
cheese.
ice cream,
ice milk.
sherbet
4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed]
9 to 12 months
Whites
9 to 12 months
Yolks _.,.,,,_,._.__....,
9tol2months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mrxed
eggs)
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads
and roils
3 months
Baked
Brown 'N Serve
roils
3 months
Unbaked
breads
_, _. _.
1 month
Quick
breads
2 to 3 months
Cakes,
unfrosted
2 to 4 months
Cakes,
frosted
8 to 12 months
Fruit cakes
_, _. _. _,
12 months
Cookie
dough
3 months
Baked
cookies
8 to 12 months
Baked
pies
1 to 2 months
Pie dough
only
4 to 6 months
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If electricity
goes off
Call the power company
Ask how long power WIII
be off.
1. If service IS to be Interrupted
24
hours or less,
keep freezer
closed
Most food will stay frozen
2. If service
is to be Interrupted
longer than
24
hours
[a) Remove
all frozen food and store In a
frozen food locker. Or
(b) Place about 20 pounds of dry ice on top
of the food, using preces as large as pos-
sible Protect your hands with gloves.
[c)
If neither food locker storage
nor dry ice
IS available,
use or can perishable
food
at once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly
filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked
goods.
If
food contains
ice crystals, it may be safely
refrozen, although
the quality and flavor may
be affected
Use this qurckly. If the conditton
of the food
IS
poor or you have any susprcrons,
it is wise to dispose of it.
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