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STORAGE TIME
Poultry
Chicken or turkey,
whole or parts
................. 12 months
Duck ............................
6 months
Giblets. ......................
2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy
........... 6 months
Slices (no gravy)
................... 1 month
Main dishes
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole
........... 2 to 3 months
TV dinners ...................
3 to 6 months
Dairy products
Butter ....................... 6 to 9 months
Margarine ......................
12 months
Cheese:
Camembert, Mozzarella,
Farmer’s,
.................... 3 months
Creamed cottage
....... DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, Brick, etc.
........... 6 to 8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk, sherbet
......... 2 months
Eggs
Whole (mixed)
................... 12 months
Whites
......................... 12 months
Yolks ...........................
12months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed eggs)
Baked goods
Yeast breads and rolls
............. 3 months
Baked Brown ‘N Serve rolls
......... 3 months
Unbaked breads
................... 1 month
Quick breads
................. 2 to 3 months
Cakes, unfrosted
.............. 2 to 4 months
Cakes, frosted
............... 8 to 12 months
Fruit cakes ......................
12 months
Cookie dough
.................... 3 months
Baked cookies
............... 8 to 12 months
Baked pies ...................
1 to 2 months
Pie dough only
................ 4 to 6 months
Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative
Extension Service suggested storage times.
If electricity goes off
Call 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 food 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. ft. of freezer space. This will keep
food frozen 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.
(d) Ice bin may need to be emptied if ice has
thawed into a solid mass.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than 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.
If the condition of the food is poor or if you feel it
is unsafe, dispose of it.