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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 front so the door
can close tightly.
FROZEN FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage
times'
~111 vary
according
to the
quality
of the food
the type
of PaCkCIglng
or
wrap
used
[moisture
and
vapor-proof).
and
the storage
temperature
:should
be at 0 F
[ 178 C)
Food
FRUITS
Storagetime
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
beef
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
4tO 8 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
I2 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken
or turkey..
12 months
Duck
6 months
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 to12 months
Whites
9 to 12 months
Yolks
9 to 12 months
(Add
sl;gar
or salt to yolks Jr whole
rmxed
eggs1
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads
and rolls
3 months
Baked
Brown 'N Serve
rolls ,.,.,.,................
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 hou
lc,r;g pcwer
\NI!I
ne oft
1.
If serv!ce
IS to be interrupted
24 hours or less
Keep freezer
dosed
Most food
~111 s:ay frozen
2. If service
IS to be Interrupted
longer
than
24
hours
(a';
Remove
all frozen
food
ond
store
III a
frozen
food
locker
Or
(b]
Place
about
20 pounds
of dry ice on top
of the food,
using pieces
as large
as pos-
sible
Protect
your hands
with gloves
[c]
If neither
food
locker
storage
nor dry ice
IS
ovaliable,
use or can
perishable
food
at once
3. A full freezer
~111 stay cold
longer
than o partly
fllled
one
A freezer
full of meat
WIII 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 quickly
If the condltlon
of the food
IS poor
or you have
any suspicions
It IS wse
to &Dose
of it
IO
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