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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick-

freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more

unfrozen

food

into

the

freezer

than

will

freeze

within 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of
food

per

cubic

foot

of

freezer

space.)

Leave

enough space for air to circulate around pack­
ages. Be careful fo 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 ( -'17.8°C).

Food Storage Time

FRUITS

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........................... 4 weeks or less
(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

Lamb, veal, pork .............. .. 3 to 4 months

FISH

Cod, flounder, haddock

sole ....................................

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

POULTRY

Chicken or turkey.

whole or parts ..................

Duck ......................................
Giblets .................................. .. 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy .
Slices (no gravy)...................

MAIN DISHES

Stews; meat, poultry

and fish casserole............

TV dinners.............................

Food

Storage Time

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Butter ................................... . 6 to 9 months
Margarine............................. __ 12 months
Cheese:

Camembert, Mozzarella,

farmer’s..........................

Creamed cottage ............ DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,

Swiss, brick, etc...........

. 6 to 8 weeks

Freezing can change texture of

cheese.

Ice cream, ice milk, sherbet .......2 months

EGGS

Whole (mixed) ..................... __ 12 months
Whites................................... __ 12 months
Yolks..................................... __ 12 months

(Add sugaror salt to yolks orwhole mixed eggs)

BAKED GOODS

Yeast breads and rolls......... .......3 months
Baked Brown ’N Serve 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
Fruitcakes ............................ __ 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 Michigan Cooperative
Extension Service 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 will 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 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.

(c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice is

available, use or can perishable food at
once,

3.

A full freezer will stay colder 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 fla­
vor may be affected. If the condition of the
food is poor or if you feel it is unsafe, dispose
of it.

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