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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
wlthln
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
to leave
enough
room at the
front so the door can close
tightly.
FOOD
STORAGE CHART
Storage times* will varyaccording
to the qual-
itV Of the food, the type of packaglng
or wrap
used (moisture
and vapor-proof].
and the stor-
age temperature which should be 0°F ( -17.8Y2).
Food
stomgeThe
FRUITS
Fruit juice concenfmte
........
12 monfhs
Commercially
frozen fiult ......
12 monfhs
Cltrusfrultandjuloes..
.....
4to6monfhs
Others ....................
8to ltmonfhs
VEGRABLES
CommerclaHy
frozen
...........
8 months
Homefrozen
..............
Oto 12monfhs
MEAT
Bacon ....................
4 weeks or less
Cornedbeef..
............
4weeksorless
(Sallfng meat shofiens freezer life)
Frankfurters
.....................
lmonth
Ground beef, lamb, veal ....
2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef ....................
6to12monftts
Lambandveal..
.........
6to9monfhs
Pork.. .... . ...............
4toSmonfhs
Sausage,fmsh
.............
lto2monfhs
Steaks and chops:
Beef ....................
8to 12months
lamb, veal, pork .........
3 to 4 monfhs
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
sole ..........................
6 months
Blue fish, salmon
...........
2to 3 months
Mackerel,perch..
..........
2to 3 monfhs
Breaded ftsh (purchased)
......
3
mOnllI8
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, cmb, scallops
.......
3 to 4 months
Alaskan king cmb
............
10 months
Shrlmp, uncooked
.............
12
mOnthr
POULTRY
Whole chlcken or turkey .......
Duck ...........................
1: ;Xn
Giblets
.....................
2to3mOnth.s
Cooked poultry w/gmvy
.......
6 months
Slices (no gravy)
................
1 mofifh
MAIN DISHES
stews; meat, poultry
and fkh casserole
........
2
t0 3 nlonthS
TV dlnnen
..................
3
to
6 modfw
Food
Stomge
Time
DUPY PRODUCT3
LiE&$uB .........................................
6toOmonths
.. 12 months
CArI
Mozzarella
fammtl
.:. ..........
I.. ....
Bmonttw
Crammed coflage
......
DONOTFREE2E
........
6 to 8 weeks
heeMgcan&ingefexturoof
ohmsa
Ice emam, ke mjlk, sherbet .....
2 months
.................
12 months
.........................
l2 months
..........
.......
.. .......
.
sw&Yt
@yolks or whole rni%w2;
Wa8tbmadsandrolk..
........
3months
~BmwnWServerolls..
....
3months
W&c=
................
1 month
..............
2to3months
cakee#4infmbd
...........
2to4monlhs
............
8tol2months
....................
12 months
Ooofdedbugh
..................
3months
Bakedeookles..
..........
8to12months
.................
lto2months
.............
4to6months
'Based
on U.S.D.A. and Mlchlgan'Cooperatlve
Exl'wsbn
Service suggested
storaqje times.
If electricity
goes off
Calf 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 Ibs (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. f-t 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 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,
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
of it.
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