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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), arvd
the storage temperature which should be
0°F(-17.8°C).

Food Storage time

FRUITS

Fruit Juice concentrate . ... 12 months

Commercialiy 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.......................

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

LairH>, veal, pork........... 3 to 4 months

FISH

Cod, flounder, haddock

Sole................................

Blue fish, solmon ............... 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 ..............

Shrimp, uncooked ............. ... 12 months

POULTRY

Whole chicken or turkey. ... 12 months

Duck ..................................

Giblets................................. 2 to 3 months

Cooked poultry w/gravy

... 6 months

Slices (no gravy) ...............

Food

storage time

MAIN DISHES

Stews; meat, poultry

and fish casserole

...

2 to 3 months

TV dinners

...................................

DAIRY PRODUCTS

3 to 6 months

Butter

.............................................. .

6 to 9 months

Margarine

.....................................

Cheese:

Camembert, brick.

2 to 9 months

Mozzarella, farmer's __ 3 months

Creamed coffage

DO NOT FREEZE

Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,

Swiss, etc

.......................... ..

6 to 8 weeks

Freezing can change texture of

cheese.

Ice cream, ice milk

sherbet ..........................

EGGS

Whole (mixed) .................. 9 to 12 months

Whites .............................. 9 to 12 months

Yolks.................................. 9 to 12 months

(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed

eggs)

BAKED GOODS

Yeast breads and rolls

Baked Brown 'N Serve

....... 3 months

rolls................................. .......3 months

Unbaked breads................ ......... 1 month

Quick breads

................... —

2 to 3 months

Cakes, unfrosted...............

2to4 months

Cakes, frosted

.........................

8 to12 months

Fruitcakes

....................................

Cookie dough

...........................

.......3 months

Baked cookies................... 8 to 12 months

Baked pies........................ 1 to 2 months

Pie dough only.................. 4to6months

*Bosed on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extension Service

suggested storage times.

If electricity goes off

Call the power company. Ask how long power

will be off.

If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less,

keep both doors closed. This will help frozen

foods to stay frozen

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 lbs. (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.

is available, use or can perishable food

at once.

A full freezer will stay cold longer than 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, it may be safely

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 ot it.