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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 (malsture qnd vapor-proof).
and
the storage
temperatire
which
should
be
0" F ( -17.8=Q
Food
Bmmfmrttne
FRUITS
Frult juice concentr@e
. . . . . 12 Ptanfhs
Commerctqtfy
frweR fruit . . 12:danths
citrus frulttdnd jurces. . * . 4 tb&manths
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . :. . . 8 to 12 ~antlrr
VEGETABLES
Commercklly
frozen
. . . . . . . 8 ma@hs
Homefrozen
. . . . . . . . . . . 8 tOl2m+
MEAT
,,
., ;-. >; 'I :
Bacon
. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeB&&fq66
corned
beef . . . . . ., . .', . . . . . . . . 1MqMfF
Cured ham . . . , *. :. :. . . . 1 to2+#&f#hs
(Salting meat shortens freezeF##:
Frankfurt&B
. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . /. %
Ground beef, lamb; vest .2 t&3
Roasts:
I,
Beef ..: . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,
bttik+#RKQBthS
Lambandveal
. . . . . . . 6tg9#p&tlS
Pork . ...; . . . . . . . . /.. .l..' 4toB~s
Sausage,fresh
. . . . i . . . . . . it+2@Mhs
steukvorcd
chups:
/
)&
>
"
..,eri.r....r
. . . . a to &&bfrths
lamb, v8@, pork *. :. . . 3 f@&iMrhf@M
FISH
Cod, floueder, had#$k
Sole
. _ . . . . . . . . . .-,; &j:. . . . . . 6mODfJts
Blueftsh,salmen
.+I . . . . . 2to3ff+fhs
2 to3 months
I . . . 3ma&lr
ftsh. crab, fucaJ@?n
AlaskutnkMg
crab
'
., . . . 3
to;~'ierMh;
' . . . . . . . . .
Shrlmp, uncooked
. . . . . . . . . I2 months
POULTRY
Whole chtcken or turkey . . . . 12 months
Duck . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy
. . . 6 months
Slices (no gravy]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 month
Food
MMWfxs+Es
Btoruge time
Ste~~i~;&m$$
TVdtrqqs:..;
. . . . -...:I::
2to3 months
3 to 6 months
DAlRY~n
But&f; ; _* .,,I.,.........
,... 6 to 9 months
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
'brick,
SWIM.*,
. . . . -...;.A..
6to6weeks
Freexfng can charTge$exture
of
cheese..
tee ore&m, Ice mltk
shM@
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Eosg
fHi@iWmd)
. . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Wf@+
. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to/2 months
Yc@&s .!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 b-12 months
a salt to yolks or whale mixed
-. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
TO
12 mmms
. . . . . . 1to2rmuims
4padmonttrs
sbf~~esled
star&e
hmes.
If electricity
goes off
Call the power company
Ask how long power
tillI be off
1. If service IS to be Interrupted
24 hours or less,
keep 00th doors ciosec'
This ~111 help frozen
foods to stay frozen
2. If service
IS to be Interrupted
longer than 24
hours
[a]
Remove
all 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 lorge as pos-
sable Protect your hands with gloves
(cl
If neither food locker storage
nor dry Ice
IS ava~loble,
use or can perishable
food
at once
3. A full freezer ~111 stay cold longer than a partly
flllea one A freezer full of meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked
gooas
If
food contatns
Ice crystals, it may be safely
refrozen, aMhough the quality and flavor may
be affected
Use refrozen foods quickly
If the
condition
of the food IS poor or you have any
suspicions. It IS tiise to dispose of It
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