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Freezing and
storing
Store the frozen
produce
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CAUTION
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° °
Freezing food yourself
How to wrap food
correctly
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The following products are not
suitable for wrapping food:
The following products are
suitable for wrapping food:
The following products are
suitable for sealing the wrapped
food:
i
Thawing the frozen
food
Foods Storage Time
Butter 6 to 9 months
Milk, Cream
Nt
Cream cheese
Not
recommended
Cottage cheese
recommen
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e
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Hard cheese 4 to 6 months
Eggs
fresh, in shell Do not freeze!
Raw yolks and whites 9 to 12
months
Mayonnaise Do not freeze!
Summer sausage
opened 1 to 2 months
unopened 1 to 2 months
Bacon 1 month
Luncheon meat 1 to 2 month
VacuumĆpacked diners,
unopened
3 to 4 months
Corned Beef 1 month
(drained)
Beef, Veal, Lamb, Pork
fresh 4 to 12
months
cooked 2 to 3 month
Poultry
fresh 9 to 12
months
cooked 4 to 6 month
Vegetables
Asparagus
Broccoli, green peas, lima
beans, cauliflower
8 to 10
Carrots, beets and turnips,
lettuce
8
to
10
months
Onions, peppers
Fruits
Apples 8 months
(cooked)
Apricots, berries, cherries 6 months
Grapes 1 month
(whole)
Pineapples, cut 6 to 12
months
Source: United States Department of
Agriculture, FSIS