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Chops(Pork). . . . . . . . . . . 3to 5
G & S M . . . . 1 2
VarietyMeats. . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2
Sausage(Pork). . . . . . . . . . 1to 2
Bacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Frankfurters. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ham(Whole). . . . . . . . J. . 7
Ham(Half) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
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Newtechniquesamconstantiybeingdeveloped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtension
ServiceoryourlocalUtilityCompanyforthe
Iatestinformationonfreezingandstonngfoods.
*US. DepatimentofAgriculture
Meats,fishandpoultrypurchased
fromthe storevary inqualityand
age;consequently,safestorage
timein yourrefrigeratorwillvary.
‘lbstore meat$, fish and
@Alwaysremovestorewrappings.
@Rewrapin fbil~filmor waxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately.
in a plasticbag.
~Carefl.dlywrapto expelair and
helppreventmold.
@Storepre-package$cheesein its
ownwrappingif youwish.
TOstorevegetabks,usethe
vegetabledrawers—they’vebeen
designedto preservethenatural
moistureand freshnessofproduce.
@Coveringvegetableswitha moist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
~~ a tier ~d to freshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheir originalwrapping.
Note:Specialfieshfoodcompartment
drawers(onmodelsso equipped)
makeitunnecessaryto wrapcertain
foods whichtheybebeendesigned
topreserve.l%esedrawersare
describedonpage&
Tostoreice cremrkl?ine-qwdity
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more “airy”already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
eIt
will be necessarytoexperimentto
determinethe fkeezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyourice creamat
therightservingtemperature.
~TheH ofthef.ieezercompartment
is slightlycolderthanthefront.
Tipsm foods
Thereare threeessential
requirementsforefficienthome
freezing:
L Initial quality. Freezeonly
top-qualityfoods.Freezingretains
qualityandflavor;it cannot
improvequality.
2. Speed. The quickerfruitsand
vegetablesare frozenafterpicking,
thebetterthe frozenproductwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cullingandsortingto do.
‘3.Proper
Use food
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing,
TOf!reeze
meat,fish and
wrapwellin freezer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial)
formingit carefullyto theshapeof
thecontents.Thisexpelsair. Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
providea good,lastingseal.
Don’trefreezemeatthathas
completelythawed;meat, whether
rawor cooked,canbe frozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh (unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodsto numberof
poundsat a timeasfollows:
TFX19,TI?X20 . . . . . .
.20 pounds
TFX22 . . . . . . . . . . . .
..21 pounds
TFX24 . . . . . . . . . . . .
..26 pounds
For convenience.
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@Storeall likethingstogether.This
notonlysavestime,butelectricity—
becauseyoucan fmdfoodsfaster.
@Placethe oldestitemsup frontso
theycan beusedup promptly.
@Use shelveson thedoor formost
oftenused saucesandcondiments.
~Usethe meatdrawer,if your
modelhas one,formeatsyoudo
notfreeze.
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Placemostperishableitems
towardtherear of thetopshelfas
theywillstaycoldestin thispart
ofthe Ilesh foodcompartment.
@Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilm or foil.
@Leafvegetablesandfruitsplaced
in storagedrawerswilllast longer
whenstoredin closedplastic
containersor wrappedinplasticfilm.
@Do notoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwitha lot
ofwarmfoodat once.
@Operithe doorthefewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
e men
goingoutoftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
aspossiblein refrigerator.If your
refrigeratorhasan icemaker,setthe
icemakerto the OFFpositionand
shutoffwaterto the refrigeratcm
.—