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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
MAIN DISHES
Btorage time
FOOD STORAGE CHART
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.
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 (-1713°C).
Ice cream, ice milk
sherbet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Food
FRUITS
Storage time
Fruit juice concentrate
. . . . . 12 months
Commerclaily
frozen fruit . . 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices. . . . 4 to 6 months
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Whole (mixed)
. . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Whites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9to12months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs)
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads and rolls . . . . . . 3 months
Baked Brown 'N Serve
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 lifej
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 to8 months
Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 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 to4 months
Alaskan klng crab
. . . . . . . . . 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked
. . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chlcken or turkey. . . . 12 months
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy
. . . 6 months
Slices (no gravy)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Unbaked breads..
. . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Quick breads
. . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cakes, unfrosted . . , . . . . . 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
Ple dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months
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on U S.D.A. and
MchlQan
Cooperatwe
Extension
Sewce
suggested
storage
times.
if electricity
goes off
Call the power
company.
Ask how long power
will be off.
1.
If service IS to be interrupted
24 hours or less,
keep both doors closed
This WIII 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 2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will 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 available,
use or can perlshable
food
at once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longerthan
a partly
filled one. A freezer full of meat
will
stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked
goods. If
food contains
Ice crystals, ft may be safety
refrozen, although
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 wise to dispose of It
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Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole
. . . . 2 to 3 months
TV dlnners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Margarine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
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