Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a right way to package and store refrig-
erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer.
take the time to study these recommended steps
Leafy Vegetables.,
Remove the store wrapping
and trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas.
Wash in cool water, drain and store in crisper.
Vegetables with Skins
(carrots, peppers]. .Store
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crisper, plastic bags or plastic container
Fruits
Wash, let dry and store In refrigerator In
plastic bags or crisper Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use Sort and keep berries In
therr store container In a crrsper. or store In a loosely
closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf
Meat,
Meat
IS
perishable and expensive you
won’t want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling. The followrng lrst and chart give you pack-
agtng hints and time limits
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat.
Store fresh meat in
the store wrappjng Vacuum packaged meat can
be frozen for CIS long as one month If the seal IS not
broken If you want to keep it frozen longer. you
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping materlal
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged.
Remove the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum foil
for storing it unfrozen.
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat with
plastic wrap or aluminum foil, Store immediately
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts.
Ham
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in origl
nal wrappings Once opened, tightly re-wrap ir
plastrc wrap or aluminum forI
Canned Ham.
Store in refrigerator unless the la-
bel says it’s okay to store on the shelf. Do not freeze
Fresh
Poultry...Wrap in plastic wrap. i%e plastic
wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for
storage.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AN0 CURED MEAT*
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Approxlmate Ttme
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Varlety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 2
Chlcken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to2
Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 to 5
Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 to10
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5to7
Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 to 5
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
follow the directions for freezing.
NOTE:
Fresh fjsh and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased
Eggs
Store without washrng in the original
carton or use the egg nest In the docx of your
refrigerator
Milk.
.Wipe milk cartons For best storage, place
mrlk on Interior shelf
Beverages
.Wrpe bottles and cans Store on c
door shelf or Inside the refrrgerator
Butter
Keep opened butter In covered dish or rr
the Butter Compartment. When stocrng an extra sup-
ply, wrap In freezer packaging and freeze.
Cheese
Store In the origrnal wrapping until
you are ready to use it Once opened, re-wrap
tightly in plastrc wrap or alumrnum foil
Condiments
Store small jars and bottles (cat-
sup, mustard, Jelly, olives) on the door shelves where
they are in easy reach.
Leftovers.
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
alumrnum for to keep food from drying out and
transferring food odors Plastic containers with tight
IIds are fine. too
