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Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a right way to package
and store refrig-
erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,
take the time to study these recommended
steps.
Leafy Vegetables...Removestore
wrapping.
Trim
or tear off bruised
and discolored
areas. Wash In
cool water, drain and store in crisper. Cold, moist air
helps keep
leafy vegetables
fresh and crtsp. The
crispers have sealing gaskets to help keep humld air
in. They also have a control to help adjust the amount
of humldtty In the crispers
Vegetables
with Skins [carrots, peppers).
Store
In crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Fruits .-Wash.
let dry and store In refrigerator
In
plastic
bags 01 crisper. Do not wash or hull berries
unttl they are ready to use Sort and keep berries in
their store container
in a crisper, or store in a loosely
closed paper
bag on a refrigerator
shelf
Meat*
Meat is perishable
and expensive...you
won't want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling
The following
list and chart give you pack-
aging
hints and time limits. Store meat in the meat
pan.
Fresh, Prepackaged
Meat.
Store fresh meat tn
the store wrapping.
Vacuum
packaged
meat can
be frozen for as long as one month if the seal is not
broken.
If you want to keep
It frozen longer,
you
should wrap it with special freezer wrapptng
material.
Fresh
Meat,
Not Prepackaged.
Remove
the
market
wrapping
paper
and
re-wrap
loosely
in
waxed
paper
or aluminum
foil for storing It unfrozen.
Cooked
Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked
meat with
waxed
paper,
plastic
wrap or aluminum
foil. Store
immediately
Cured
or Smoked
Meat and Cold
Cuts. Ham.
bacon,
sausage,
cold cuts, etc., keep best In orlgi-
nal wrappings.
Once
opened,
tightly
re-wrap
in
plastic wrap or aluminum
foil.
Canned
Ham. Store in refrigerator
unless the la-
bel says It's okay to store on the shelf. Do not freeze.
Fresh Poultry...Loosely
wrap In waxed
paper
or
plastic
wrap
The plastic
wrap
on poultry, as pur-
chased,
may be used for storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*
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Varkty
Meats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
Chicken
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
Ground
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
SteaksandRoartr
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to5
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,;to;o
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~'..~.....
ColdCuts
. . . . . . . . . . . .l.~...;.....
3to5
*If meat is to be stored lanQar th& t+ f@es given.
follow the directions forfrbezing.
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased
Eggs
.Store without washing
in the original
car-
ton or use the Utility
Bin that
came
with
your
refrigerator.
Milk.. Wipe milk cartons. For best storage,
place
milk on interior shelf or bottom door shelf.
Beverages
Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
door shelf or InsIde the refrigerator
Butter., .Keep opened
butter in covered
dish or In
the Utility Compartment.
When storing an extra sup-
ply, wrap in freezer packaging
and freeze.
Cheese
.Store in the original
wrapping
until
you are ready
to use it. Once
opened,
re-wrap
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum
foil.
Condiments
.Store small Jars and bottles (cat-
sup, mustard, jelly, olives] on the door shelves where
they are in easy reach.
Leftovers...Cover
leftovers
with plastic
wrap
or
aluminum
foil to keep
food from drying
out and
transferring
food odors Plastic containers
with tight
lids are fine. too.
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