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Roasts(Beef&Lamb)., .. ... 3to5
Roasts(Pork&Veal).,..,,,. 3to5
Steaks(Beef)..,.,.,..,..,, 3t05
Chops(Lamb).,...,.,,.,,. 3t05
Chops(Pork)..,,.,...,,,., 3t05
Ground&StewMeats... .. .. 1to2
VarietyMeats.... ... .. ... .. lto2
Sausage(Pork)... ... .. .... lto2
ProcessedMeats
Bacono,.l. oo.o,tq...,,.. 7
Frailkfutiers.,,..,...,,,,.. 7
Ham(Whole),., .. ... .. .... 7
Ham(Hal~. . ..... ... .. ... . 3t05
Ham(Slices).... .. ... . 3
LuncheonMeats... ... ... .. 3t05
Sausage(Smoked). ... .. .. . 7
Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry).. .. 14to21
CookedMeats
CookedMeatsand
MeatDishes. .. ... ... . ... 3t04
Gravy&MeatBroth. .. .. .. .. lto2
FreshPoultry
Chicken&Turkey(Whole)... . 1to2
Chicken(Pieces)... ... .. .. . lto2
Turkey(Pieces)... .. .. .. .. .. lto2
Duck&Goose(Whole). .. .. .. 1to2
Giblets.. .. .... ... ... . .. .. lto2
Cooked~OU~tt’Y
Pieces(CoveredwithBroth)... 1to2
Pieces(NotCovered). .. ... .. 3to4
CookedPoultryDishes.. .. .. . 3to4
FriedChicken.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3t04
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Mostfruitsandvegetables.. .. .. .. ....8-12 months
Leanfish . .. .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. ... ..6-8 months
Fattyfish,rollsandbreads,
soups,stew,casseroles... .. . .. ... ..2-3months
Cakes,pies,sandwiches,
leftovers(cooked),
Icecream(originalcarton).. ... .. .. ..1monthmax.
Newtechniquesareconstantlybeingdeveloped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtensionService
oryourlocalUtilityCompanyforthelatest
informationonfreezingandstoringfoods.
‘LE. DepaflrnentofAgriculture
Meats,fishandpoultrypurchased
fromthestorevaryin qualityand
age;consequently,safestorage
timein yourrefrigeratorwillvary.
Tostoreunfrozenmeats,fisharid
poultry:
● Alwaysremovestorewrappings,
● Rewrapinfoil,filmor waxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately,
lb storecheese,wrtipwellwith
waxpaperoraluminumfoil,or put
inaplasticbag,
*Carefullywraptoexpelair and
helppreventmold.
@Storepre-packagedcheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish,
Tostorevegetables,usethe
vegetabledrawers—-they’vebeen
designedtopreservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessofproduce.
@Coveringvegetableswithamoist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
~Asafurtheraidtofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.
Tostoreicecream–Fine-quality
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more“airy”already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
~Itwillbenecessarytoexperimentto
determinethe freezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
therightservingtemperature.
@Therearofthefreemrcompartment
is slightlycolderthanthefront.
T@ on freezingfoods
Therearethreeessentialrequirements
forefficienthomefreezing.
1. Initial quality.Freezeonlytop-
qualityftis. Freezingretainsquality
andflavor;itcannotimprovequality.
2. Speed. Thequickerfruitsand
vegetablesare frozenafterpicking,
thebetterthefrozenproductwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cu~lingandsortingtodo.
3. Proper packaging. Usefood
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing;they’rereadilyavailable
atmostfoodstores.
‘b free& meat,tlshmcl pwhy,
wrapwellinfrewmr=weightfoiI(of
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otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial)
f’cmniqgitcarefullyK3theshapsof
thecontents.Thisexpelsair.Fold
tmdcrimpendsofthepwkageto
providea good,lastingsetil,
Don’trefreezernOMthathas
completelythawed;nwat,wheth~r
raworcooked,cank frozen
succcsst’ullyonlyonce.
Limitfrwzingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodstomunberof
poundsatatimeasfollows:
T13XS19
.,, ,,. t,, .,. ,17pounds
TBXS21
,,, ,,. ,., ... ,l9pounds
Forconvenience...
@Storelikethingstogether.‘I%is
savesbothtimeandelectricity
becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster.
~Placetheoldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
@Useshelvesonthedoorformost
oftenusedsaucesandcondiments.
Tosavemoneyinenergy
andfood(x-i&s
@Placemostperishableitems,such
asmilk,creamor cottagecheese,
towardtherearofthetopshelf,as
theywillstaycoldestinthispart
ofthefreshfoodcompartment.
~Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
@Leafvegetablesandfruitsplacedin
drawerswi.1~lastlongerwhenstored
in closedplasticcontainersor
wrappedinplasticfilm.
@Do notoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwithalot
ofwarmfoodatonetime.
@Openthedoorthefewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
@Whengoingoutoftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
aspossiblein therefrigerator.If
yourrefrigeratorhasan icemaker,
movetheicemakerfeelerarm to
the OFF (u~)~ositicmand shutoff
watertoti~ Xfrigerator.
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