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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 wlll
freeze wlthln 24 hours. (No more than
2 to 3 pounds
of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds
ol 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.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
-.
Storage
times*
WIII vary according
to the
qualtty of the focd, the type of packaging
or
wrap used (motsture and vapor-proof],
and
the storage
temperature
which
should
be
0" F (--17.8"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
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:
Beel
.
6 to 12 months
Lamb and veal
.
6 to 9 months
Pork...................
4to8months
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
lish (purchased)
3 months
Clams,
oysters,
cooked
fish, crab,
scallops
3 to4 months
Alaskan
king crab
10 months
Shrimp,
uncooked
_.
12 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 dlnners
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Margarlne
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Freezlng
can change
texture
of
cheese.
Ice cream,
Ice mllk
sherbet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mlxed)
.,...
. . . . 9 to 12 months
Whltes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs)
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,
unhosted
. . . . . . . . 2 to 4 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 lo6 months
'Emed
on US DA
and
Mlchlgon
Cooperotlve
Exte-wm
Service
suggested
slcmge
times
If electricity
goes off
Ask the power company
how long it will be off.
1. If sewice
IS
to be interrupted
less than 24 hours,
keep
the doors
closed.
Most food will stay
frozen
2. If sewice is to be interrupted
more than 24 hours:
[a) Store all frozen food in a frozen food locker
(b) Ike
2 Ibs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This WIII keep
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves for
protection.
(c] If neither food storage locker 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. Meat stays colder longer than baked
goods. If food contains
ice crystals, it may be
safely refrozen, although
the quality and flavor
may be affected
Use refrozen foods first. If you
have any doubts
about
the condition
of the
food, dtspose of it
4. When the power
comes
back
on, the TOO
WARM Symbol may come on. See pages 6 and
7 for information
on these
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