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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick-freeze any large
quantity of food. Put no more un-
frozen food into the freezer than will
freeze within 24 hours. (No more than
2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot
of freezer space.) leave enough
space for air to circulate around
packages. Be careful to leave
enough room at the front so the door
can close tightly.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage times* will vary according to the
quality of the food, the type of packaging or
wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof], and
the storage temperature which should be
0” F (-17.8”c).
Food
FRUITS
Storage tlme
Fruit juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices. . . 4 to 6 months
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen . . . . . . . 8 months
Home frozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less
Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks
Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 12 months
lamb and veal
. . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 8 months
Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8to12months
lamb, veal, pork . . . . . 3 to4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
Sole.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
Blue fish, salmori . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Mackerel, perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Breaded fish (purchased] . . . 3 months
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, crab, scallops . . . 3 to 4 months
Alaskan klng crab . . . . . . . . . IO months
Shrimp. uncooked . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken or turkey.. .
12 months
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Glblets . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy . . 6 months
Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 month
Food
MAIN DISHES
Storage tlme
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months
TV dinners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Margarine . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert, brick,
Mozzarella, farmer’s . . . . 3 months
Creamed cottage . . DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
sherbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
Whites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
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 to4 months
Cakes,frosted . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
Fruit cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months
Cookie dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
Baked pies.. . . . . , . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months
‘Based on U S.D A
and Mlchlgan Ccoperat~ve Extensra? Ser’me
suggested storage limes
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 ciosed
Thus will help frozen
foods to stay frozen
2. If servtce IS to be Interrupted longer than 24
hours
[a] Remove all frozen food and store in a
frozen food locker. Or.
(b) Place about 20 pounds of dry ice on top
of the food, using pieces as large as pos-
sable. Protect your hands with gloves
[c) If netther food locker storage nor dry Ice
IS ovalIable. use or can perishable food
at once
3. A full freezer WIII stay cold longer than a partly
filled one. A freezer full of meat WIII 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. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the
condltlon of the food IS poor or you have any
susplclons, It IS wise to dispose of It.
If electricity goes off