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Roasts ( Beef&Lamb) . . . . . . . 3t05
Roasts ( Pork&Veai). . . . . . . . 3t05
Steaks (Beef). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t05
Chops ( Lamb). . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t05
Chops ( Pork). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t05
Ground&Stew M eats. . . . . . . 1 to2
Variety Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . lt02
Sausage ( Pork). . . . . . . . . . . . lto2
PmEf3sW3d Mea&
Bacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
Ham(Whole) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
Ham(Half).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t05
Ham(Slices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
hmctieonMeats . . . . . . . . . . . 3t05
Sausage(Smoked) . . . . . . . . .
7
Sausage(Dry&Semi-ily).... 14t021
CookedMeats
CookedMeatsand
MeatDishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t04
Gravy&MeatBroth . . . . . . . . . lto2
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Chicken&Turkey(Whole) . . . . lto2
Chicken(Pieces) . . . . . . . . . . . lto2
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lto2
Duck&Goose(Whole).
. . . . . . lto2
Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Poultry
Pieces(CoveredwithBroth)... lto2
Pieces(PlotCovered)
. . . . . . . . 3t04
CookedPouitryDishes
. . . . . . . 3t04
FriedChicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t04
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k!ostfruitsandvegetables .. .. .. .. ... .8-12months
Leanfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .6-8months
Fattyfish,rollsandbreads
soups, stew, c asseroles .. .. .. .. ... ..2-3months
Cake$piesjsandwiche$
leftovm(cooked~
icecream(or-klnaicarton)....... ... .lmonthm~.
llewtechniquesareconstantlybeingdev~oped.
ConsulttheCoilegeorCountyExtension Service
oryourlocalUtilityCompanyforthf?latest
informationonfreezingandstoring foods.
*W.DepartmentofAgriculture
Mea@, f ish mdpouti~purchas~
fkomthestorevaryinqudityand
age;consequently, s afe storage
tirneinyourrefrigeratorwill vary.
Tostoremfromnmeati,fMhamd
poultry:
@Ahvaysr ernovestore wrappings.
@Rewrapinfoil,fihnorwaxpaper
and refrigerateimrnediately.
Tostorecheese, wrapwellwith
waxpaperoraluminumfoil,orput
inaplastic bag.
@Carefully wrapto expelairand
helppreventmold.
~Storepre-packaged cheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish.
Tostorevegetables,usethe
vegetabledrawers-they'vebeen
designedtopreservethena~ral
moistureand freshnessofproduce.
@ Coveringvegetables witha moist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
@ As a fimtheraidto freshness,
pre-packaged vegetables c anbe
storedin their originalwrapping.
Note:Specialjheshfood compartment
drawers(onmodelsso equipped)
makeit unnecessary t owup certain
foods whichthey've beendesigned
topreserve. Zhesedrawersare
describedonpage15.
TOstoreice cream-Fine-quality
ice cream, withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperatures than
more "airy" already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
~It
willbe
necessary toexperiment to
determinethe freezercompartment
locationand temperaturecontrol
settingto keepyourice creamat
the rightservingtemperature.
~Therearofthe*r
compartment
is slightlycolderthanthe front.
Tipson FreezingFoods
There arethrt-e
essential r equirements
for efllcienthomefreezing.
1. Initialquality.Freezeonlytop-
qualityfds. Freezing retains@ty
andflavor;it cannotimprove quality.
2. Speed. The quickerfkuitsand
vegetablesare frozenafterpicking,
the betterthe frozenproductwill
be. You'll s avetime,too,withless
cullingand sortingto do.
% I%oper
Use food
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing.
Tofreezemeat, fish and.pouitry,
wrapwellin freezer-weight foil(or
otherheavy-duty wrappingmaterial)
formingit carefullyto the shapeof
thecontents.Thisexpelsair. Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
providea good,lastingseal.
Don'trefreezemeatthathas
completely thawed;meat, whether
rawor cooked,canbe frozen
successfldly onlyonce.
Limitfreezingof fresh (unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodsto 29 poundsat
a time.
ForCommience.••
~Storelikethingstogether.This
savesbothtime andelectricity
becauseyoucan findfoodsfaster.
@ Placethe oldestitemsup frontso
theycanbe usedup promptly.
e Usethe roomyPorta-Binson
the doorfor mostfrequentlyused
foodsandbeverages.
@ Usethe meatdrawerfor meats
youdo notfreeze.
lb SaveMoney h Energy
and Food costs
o
Covermoistfoodswith tightlids,
plasticfdm or foil.
@Leafvegetables and fruitsplaced
in storagedrawerswilllast longer
storedin closedplasticcontainers
or wrappedin plasticfilm.
@ Do notoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwith a lot
of warmfoodat once.
@ Openthedoor thefewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
~men goingoutof townfor
several d ays,leaveasfewperishables
as possiblein therefrigerator.Set
theicemakerto the "OFF" position
and shutoffwaterto the refrigerator.
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