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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 within 24 hours. [No more than
2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds of vegetables
per cubfc 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 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
Cornedbeef
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2weeks
Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 12 months
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 ffsh (purchased]
. . . 3 months
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, crab, scallops
. . . . 3 to 4 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 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 milk
sherbet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed)
. . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Whttes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs)
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads and rolls . . . . . . 3 months
Baked Brown 'N Serve
rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3months
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
Cookie dough
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
Baked pies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months
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cm U.S.D.A. and
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Cooperdwe
Extension
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If electricity
goes off
Call the power
company
Ask how long power
WI/I
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 servrce IS to be Interrupted
longer than 24
hours
[o] 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 WIII 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 will stay cold
longer than Q freezer full of baked
goods. If
food contains
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 hove any
suspicions,
it is wise to drspose of it.
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