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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*
WIII vary according
to the
quality
of the food, the type of pcckaglng
or
wrap used (motsture and vapor-proof],
and
the storage
temperature
which
should
be
0" F (-17.8"(I).
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
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 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
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 to8 weeks
Freezing
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 to12 months
[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads
and rolls
. . . . 3 months
Baked
Brown 'N Serve
roils . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . 3 months
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 to6 months
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M IJ S DA
and
MlchlQan
Ccoperal~ve
Extension
Service
suggested
storage
limes
If electricity
goes off
Cd
+ne power
compopv
ASK 1'10~ 'ong
L3c.ve:
d
be 3
2. If ser,'lce
IS +c De
nterrxted
iorNger *ban
24
hour5
(a]
Remove
ali frozer,
food
and
store
r a
frozen
food
locxer
Or
(b':
Place
oboe?
20 pounds
of a? Ice on top
of the food,
usjng pieces
OS large
as post
sible
Protect
your hands
with gloties
(cl
' nel:her
food
locker
storage
nor dn/ Ice
1'5 CIVO ab!e
else or car
peris~oble
food
at once
3. A full freezer
w10 stav cold
longerti-or
a par+iy
f,lled
one
A freezer
fl,il of meat
$/II stay cold
longer
than
a freezer
full of baked
goods
If
food
captains
ce crystals
,t may
be safely
refrozen,
athough
the qLa'l+v
apd flavor
may
be atfected
?Ise refrozen
foods
qcllckly
If tne
condltior-
of the food
IS
poor
or you have
any
susp clans
't
IS
aise
to
dispose
of t
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