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IMPORTANT:
Do not expect
your
freezer
to quick-freeze
any large
quantity
of food. Put no more un-
frozen food into the freezer than will
freeze withln 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 circulate
around
packages.
Be careful
to leave
enough room at the front so the door
can close tightly.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
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
FRUITS
Storage tlme
Fruit juice concentrate
. . . . . 12 months
Commercially
frozen fruit . . 12 months
Cltrus fruit and juices..
. . 4 to 6 months
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 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, iamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 12 months
lamb and veal
. . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Pork.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to8 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.......................
6months
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 king crab
. . . . . . . . . 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked
. . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken 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
Storage time
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 to 8 weeks
Freezlng can change
texture of
,
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
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
eggs)
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads and roils . . . . . . 3 months
Baked Brown 'N Serve
roils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
'Based
on US DA
and
Mlchlgon
Cooperailve
Extensvzr
Sarvlce
suggested
storage
times
If electricity
goes off
Call
the power
company.
Ask how
long
power
will be off
1.
If servrce
IS to be Interrupted
24 hours or less
keep
both
doors
closed
Thts will help
frozer
fo&s
to stay frozen.
2. If service
is to be interrupted
longer
than
2z
hours,
(a]
Remove
all frozen
food
and
store
In c
frozen
food
locker.
Or.
(b)
Place
2 Ibs (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer
fo
every
cu. ft. of freezer
space.
This WIII keep
frozen
foods
for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves
tc
protect
your hands
from dry ice burns.
(c)
If neither
food
locker
storage
nor dry ICE
IS available,
use or can
perrshable
foot
3. A fulaf%~~
will stay cold
longer
than a partI\
filled
one. A freezer
full of meat
WIII stay
COIC
longer
than
a freezer
full of baked
goods
I
food
contains
Ice crystals,
it may
be safe11
refrozen,
although
the qualrty
and flavor
ma\
be affected.
Use refrozen
foods
qurckly.
If the
conditron
of the food
IS poor
or you have
an!
suspicions,
it is wise to dispose
of It.
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