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STORING FROZEN FOOD
Packaged
Frozen Food
Store on freezer
door
shelf or In the freezer
If you plan to store It for a long
he.
re-wrap
It with aluminum
foil or plastic
wrap
Frozen
Meats-
The followlng
hints WIII help
keep
the quality
In your frozen
meats
1. Freeze
meat
whtle
fresh and in top condition
2. Use only recommended
wrapplng
mater/a/s
3. Prepare
the
meat
for freezlng
before
wrap-
ping
it Trim off excess
fat and
remove
bones
when
practical
Meat
should
not
be salted
because
salt shortens
freezer
IIre.
4.
Wrap
tightly.
pressing
out
as much
air
as
'he
fret?zer se ~+ ar IS deslgned
for storage
of com-
possible
rr py 131' " !'OZf.',
fnods
and
for freezlng
foods
at
5. Label
and date
It
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6. Refreezing
thawed
meat
IS not recommended
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Store
On freezer
door
Packaging
he secret
of successful
freezlng
IS
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[tie
wrap
yo!i
use must be air.
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The way
you close
and
SXI
'r,e C,ackc
le must
not allow
air, moisture
or
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STORAGE CHART FOR FROZEN FOOD
Storage
times
given
in this chart
are only a
guide.
For best use of freezer
space,
keep
fro-
zen foods
for short times.
Use, then replace
as
needed
R~:J d 1' T',jeth,, en? (plastlcl
containers
with tight-
Bread
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 months
Cooked
Dishes
. .
.
.
2-3 months
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"1~ 113; stra
J~;t~SiClecT
canning
freezlng
jars,
Fish and Seafoods
' r 3 . II
cli,~~
i]ilJ?
~rl~~rrl lo11 plastlc-coclted
paper
and
i:' ~rIe~?lzat31e
plastic
;uraps
(sue/? as Saran)
are
Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
2~ Lrr~me-aed
'dole
Heat-sealed
boiling
bags
are
Commercially
Frozen
.
l-3 months
3:sy
to use am:
Fruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
can
be used
by themselves
or as
Ice Cream
.
.
1 month
m+dr, llr?ers
Concentrated
Juice..
4-6 months
Meats
IMPORTANT: Do not expect
your freezer
to qulck-
Bacon
. .
.
. Less than 1 month
freeze
any large quantlty
of food. leave
enough
Pork roasts, chops
.
.
3-4 months
space
for air to circulate
around
packages.
Be
Sausage
.
.
. 1-2 months
careful
to leave
enough
room at the front so the
Beef, veal,
lamb
roasts
. 6 months
door can close tightly.
Ground
meat
.
. . . . .
1-2 months
Poultry
. . . . . . . .
.
.
3-4 months
Ice Cream
'~!ore sn the freezer
Once
the pack-
Vegetables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
jgbi ,3 <~:;er~qC! ;,lacf~
o p,ece
of olum~num
foil or
hakeu
paper
s:' ~io'i-~y agalnst
the Ice cream
sur-
'Courtesy
of Natlonal
Live Sock and Meat Board
)( t' -t- ' ,I. I pri :er t - 1~2 crystals
from formlng
'Courtesy
of U S D.P,.
Vacation and moving care
Short vacations.
. .
Unplug
the
refrigerator
and
clean
it. rinse well
No need
to shl;t off the retrlgerator
If you
WIII
be
and
dry Tape
rubber
or wood
blocks
to both
doors
uwcq
for less than
four weeKs
Use up perishables,
keeping
them
open
far enough
for air to get
in
freeze
other
Iterr
This
will
keep
odor
and
mold
from building
up
Long vacation...
. .
Remove
aI1 the 'cod
If yoc~ are going
for a month
jr 'r: c,re
1 0
Tape
the blocks
out of a child's
reach...do
not allow
children
near
the refrigerator
when
the doors are blocked
open.
To restart
refrigerator.
see "Using
Your Refrigerator
'
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