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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick-
freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more
unfrozen food into the freezer than will freeze
wlthln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of
food per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave
enough space for air to circulate around pack-
ages. Be careful to leave enough room at the
front so the door can close tightly.
FOOD
STORAGE CHART
Storage times* will varyaccording to the qual-
itV Of the food, the type of packaglng or wrap
used (moisture and vapor-proof]. and the stor-
age temperature which should be 0°F ( -17.8Y2).
Food
stomgeThe
FRUITS
Fruit juice concenfmte
........
12 monfhs
Commercially frozen fiult
......
12 monfhs
Cltrusfrultandjuloes.. .....
4to6monfhs
Others ....................
8to ltmonfhs
VEGRABLES
CommerclaHy frozen
...........
8 months
Homefrozen ..............
Oto 12monfhs
MEAT
Bacon
....................
4 weeks or less
Cornedbeef..
............
4weeksorless
(Sallfng meat shofiens freezer life)
Frankfurters .....................
lmonth
Ground beef, lamb, veal
....
2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef ....................
6to12monftts
Lambandveal.. .........
6to9monfhs
Pork..
....
.
...............
4toSmonfhs
Sausage,fmsh
.............
lto2monfhs
Steaks and chops:
Beef
.................... 8to 12months
lamb, veal, pork
......... 3 to 4 monfhs
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
sole
..........................
6 months
Blue fish, salmon
........... 2to 3 months
Mackerel,perch..
..........
2to 3 monfhs
Breaded ftsh (purchased)
......
3
mOnllI8
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, cmb, scallops
.......
3 to 4 months
Alaskan king cmb
............ 10 months
Shrlmp, uncooked
.............
12
mOnthr
POULTRY
Whole chlcken or turkey
.......
Duck
...........................
1:
;Xn
Giblets .....................
2to3mOnth.s
Cooked poultry w/gmvy
.......
6 months
Slices (no gravy)
................
1 mofifh
MAIN DISHES
stews; meat, poultry
and fkh casserole
........
2
t0 3 nlonthS
TV dlnnen
..................
3
to
6 modfw
Food
Stomge
Time
DUPY PRODUCT3
LiE&$uB
.........................................
6toOmonths
..
12 months
CArI Mozzarella
fammtl
.:.
..........
I..
....
Bmonttw
Crammed coflage ...... DONOTFREE2E
........
6 to 8 weeks
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ohmsa
Ice emam, ke mjlk, sherbet ..... 2 months
.................
12 months
.........................
l2 months
.......... ....... .. ....... .
sw&Yt @yolks or whole rni%w2;
Wa8tbmadsandrolk.. ........ 3months
~BmwnWServerolls..
....
3months
W&c=
................
1 month
..............
2to3months
cakee#4infmbd ........... 2to4monlhs
............ 8tol2months
....................
12 months
Ooofdedbugh .................. 3months
Bakedeookles.. .......... 8to12months
.................
lto2months
.............
4to6months
‘Based on U.S.D.A. and Mlchlgan’Cooperatlve
Exl’wsbn Service suggested storaqje times.
If electricity goes off
Calf 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
foods to 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. f-t of freezer space. This will keep
frozen foods 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.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longerthan 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. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the
condition of the food is poor or you have any
suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.
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