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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 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 (-17.6"C).
Food
FRUITS
Storage
time
Frult 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:
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
fish (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
Margarlne
..............
2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert,
brick,
Mozzarella,
farmer's
....
3 months
Creamed
cottage
. . DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar,
Edam, Gouda,
Swlss,etc
.............
6 to8 weeks
Freezlng
can change
texture
of
cheese.
Ice cream,
ice milk
sherbet
....................
4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mlxed)
.........
9 to 12 months
Whjtes
.................
9 to 12 months
Yolks..
.................
9to12months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
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,
untrosted
........
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 U.S.D.A. and
Mlchlgan
Cooperative
Ertenslon
Sewce
suggested
storage
times
If electricity
goes off
Call the power compony.
Ask how long power
will be off
1. If service IS to be Interrupted
24 hours or less,
keep
both
doors
ciosed
This will help frozen
foods to stay frozen
2. If service
IS to be Interrupted
longer than 24
hours
(o] Remove
oil frozen food and store In a
frozen food locker. Or
(b) Place about 20 pounds of dry Ice on top
of the food, using pieces as large OS pos-
sible Protect your hands with gloves
[c]
If neither food locker storage nor dry Ice
IS available.
use or can perlshable
food
at once
3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a portly
fllled one A freezer full of meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked
goods
If
food contarns
Ice crystals, It may be safely
refrozen, although
the quality ond flavor may
be affected
Use refrozen foods quickly
If the
conditron
of the food IS poor or you hove any
suspicions,
It IS wise to dispose of It.
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