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Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There
IS CI ' ght NIV
to package
and
store refrig-
eroted
or frozen
foods
To keep
foods
fresher,
longer,
take the time +o study these
recommended
steps
Leafy Vegetables
Remove
store wrapplng
Trim
or tear
off brJlsed
and
&colored
areas
WCIS~ in
cool
water,
croln
and store In crisper
Cold,
moist air
helps
keep
eof\i
vegetcbles
frest-
and
crisp
The
crispers
hove
sealing
gaskets
to heir, keep
humid
air
in Thev also i Sk/e o control
+o help adjust the amount
of humidltv
II the cr,spers
Vegetables
with Skins
(carrots
ueppers)
Store
rI crisper
plostlc
bogs
or plostlc
container.
Fruits
W'%h
let dry and
store
or refrigerator
irl
ulostic
bogs
Jr cr sper
Dr: rlot wasi-
or hull berr!es
bn+ll +i'eY arc. reodv
to bse Sort and
keep
berrles
irs
*heir s+=re cc ,'o -,er #I- CI crisper,
or store in 0 ~3osel~
,closec
pope'
503
3n Q refrigerator
shelf
Meat
'4eat
IS perishable
apd expensive
you
war, t wont
t' waste
on ounce
of 11 through
coreless
hanaling
Tb* followirlg
list and chart
give you pack-
oglng
hints
nd
+Ime Ilmlts
Store meat
In the meat
Pan
Fresh, Prepackaged
Meat
Store fresh meat
lr
tre
s'ore
wrapDIng
Vacuum
packaged
meat
car
be frozen
fc, as long
CIS ore
month
if the seal IS :ot
nroker
If i A .vort
to keep
It frozen
srIger,
vod
snoulc
,vrop
t $/it" speclc
freezer
wrapping
moter~ol
Fresh Meat,
Not Prepackaged.
Remove
the
market
wropplng
poper
and
re-wrop
loosely
irI
\h/axecl poprr
or aluminum
foil for storing
It unfrozer,
Cooked
Meat.
Wrap
or cover
cooked
meat
with
twoxed
popi?r
plastic
'wrap
or aluminum
foil
Store
mmed~atel
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Cured
or Smoked
Meat
and Cold
Cuts.
Ham,
bacon,
sousage,
cold
cuts, etc , keep
best in origi-
~1
wrappings
Once
opened,
tightly
re-wrap
in
plastic
wrap
or aluminum
foil
Canned
Ham.
Store in refrigerator
unless the la-
bel says it's okay
to store on the shelf. Do not freeze
Fresh Poultry
Loosely
wrap
In waxed
paper
or
plastic
wrap
The plastic
wrap
on poultry,
as pur-
chased,
may be used for storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*
Me
Approxlmate
Tlme
t days)
Variety
Meats
. . . . .
. . . .
.
1 to2
Chicken
. . . .
. . . . .
. . . . . . 1 to2
Ground
Beef .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts
. . . .
. . . . . . 3 to 5
Cured
Meats
. .
. . . . .
. . . . .
7 to 10
Bacon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
ColdCuts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3to5
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
follow the directions
for freezing.
NOTE:
Fresh fish and
shellfish
should
be used the
some
day as purchased
Eggs
Store without
washing
In the original
car-
ton
or use
the
Utllitv
Bin that
come
with
your
refrigerator
Milk
Wipe
milk cartons
For best storage.
place
711 k or- lnterlor
shelf
Beverages
Wipe
bottles
and
cans
Store
on a
door
shelf or inside
the refrigerator
Butter
Keep
opened
butter
In covered
dish or In
the Butter Compartment.
When storing
on extro
sup-
plv, wrap
in freezer
packaging
and freeze
Cheese
Store
In the
origlnol
wrapping
until
you
are
ready
to use It Once
opened,
re-wrap
tightly
in plastic
wrap
or aluminum
foil
Condlments
Store small
jars and
bottles
[cot-
sup, mustard.
jelly. olives)
on the door
shelves
where
they ore in easy reach
Leftovers
Cover
leftovers
with
plostlc
wrap
or
olclminum
foil
'o keep
food
from
drying
out and
tronsferrlng
food
odors
Plastic
contaners
with tight
lids are fine
too
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