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IMPORTANT:
Do not
expect
your
freezer
to quick-freeze
any large
quantlty
of food. Put no more un-
frozen food Into the freezer than will
freeze wlthln 24 hours. (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 ctrculate
around
packages.
Be careful
to leave
enough
room at the front so the door
can close tightly.
FOOOSTORAGECHART
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
which
should
be
0" F [ -17.8"C).
Food
storage time
FRUITS
Frult juice concentrate
. . . . . 12 months
Commercially
frozen fruit . . 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices . . . . 4 to 6 months
Others
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
to12
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6tol2months
.Lamb and veal
. . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 8 months
Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to4 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 to4 months
Alaskan klng crab
. . . . . . . . . 10 months
Shrlmp. uncooked
. . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chlcken 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
Bforage tlme
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole
. . . . 2 to 3 months
TV dinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Margarine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert,
brick.
Mozzarella,
farmer's
. . . . 3 months
Creamed
cottage
. . DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar,
Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks
Freezing can change
texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, ice mllk
sherbet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed)
. . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Whites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
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 to4 months
Cakes, frosted
. . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Fruit cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months
Cookle dough
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Baked cookies
. . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Baked pies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months
'Based
on U.S.D.A. and
MlchQon
Coqxratlve
Extensl~
Sefvlce
suggested
storage
times
If electricity
goes off
Call the power
company
Ask how long power
will be off.
1. If service IS to be interrupted
24 hours or less.
keep
both
doors
closed
This will help frozen
foods to 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 2 Ibs (0 9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. ft of freezer space. This will keep
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
(c) If neither food locker storage
nor dry ice
IS avarlable,
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 WIII stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked
goods
If
food contarns
ice crystals,
It may be safely
refrozen, although
the quality and flavor may
be affected
Use refrozen foods qurckly. If the
condition
of the food IS poor or you have any
susplcrons, It IS wise to dispose of it
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