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Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS c right way to package and store refrlg-
erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer.
take the trme?o study these recommended steps
leafy Vegetables
Remove store ,hsrapping and
+rlm or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wash or
cold utter and drain Place lr‘ plastic bag or alastIc
corta,ner and store in crisper Cold, mols? air helps
deep leak Yegetables fresh ant C~ISD
Vegetables with Skins
(carrots. peppers) Store
in crisper, plcstlc bags or plcstlc container
Fruits
Wcsn. let dry aid store In refrrgerator in
plcs’~c bogs or crisper Do ‘Io+ ~wcsh or hull berries
untrl they ore ready tc use Sort cr#d keeb berries in
their store container ~n a crisper, or store or c loose y
closed Doper bag on a refrlgerctor shelf
Meat-
Meat IS perrshable and expensive you
won’t wont to waste on ounce of It through careless
handling The folIowIng list and chart give you pcck-
cging hints and trme tImIts Store meot In the meat
pan
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat.
Store fresh meat In
the store wrcpplng Vacuum packcgea meat car
be frozen for as long OS one month if :he seal IS not
broker if you want to keep I: frczec ,onger, you
should wrap it ‘with special freezer wrapping materIc
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged.
Remove the
market wrapprng paper and re-wrap in aluminum forI
for storing it unfrozen
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat wrth
plastrc wrap or alumrnum forI Store ~mmedlatelv
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts.
Yam,
bacon, sausage. cold cuts, etc , keep best In orlg’-
ncl wrcpplngs Once opened. trgntly re-wrap ,rj
plastrc wrap or aluminum foil
Canned Ham.
Store in refrigerator unless the lo-
bel soys t s okcv to store on the shelf Do not freeze
Fresh
Poultry Wrap in plastic wrap The
plast;C
wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for
storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT.
TVpe
Approximate Time
WW
Variety Meats . . . . .
I to 2
Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to2
Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts . . . . . .
3 to 5
Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . .
7 to 10
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5to7
ColdCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3to5
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times gwen.
follow the directions for freezing
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NOTE:
Fresh fish and shelrfrsh should be used the
same day as purchased
Eggs
Store without v;ashrng in the original car-
ton or use the Utrllty Bin that came wrth your
refrigerator
Milk
Wpe rnllk carports For oesr storage, blcce
mslk on interior srelf
Beverages
Wipe bottles arc! can’s Store or c
door shelf or InsIde the refr~gerctnr
Butter
keep opened butter n covered dish or ,r
the Butter Compcr+ment Wher storing an extra sup-
oly. wrap in freezer packaging and freeze
Cheese
Store in the orrglncl wrapping until
you are ready to use It Once opened, re-wrap
tightly In plastic wrap or aluminum foil
Condlments
Store small jars and bottles (cat-
sup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where
they are tn easy reach
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leftovers
Cover ;e’tovers ‘$;l+h plcs:~c wrap or
clumlcum ‘oii ‘o keep focC from drying out arld
transferrirlg food odors PIOS’IC ror’tcners tiuJl+n :lgh+
llas are fine too