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 food 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.
FOODSTORAGECHART
Storage times* will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used [moisture and
the storage temperature which should be 0” F
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FRUITS
Fruit juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months Citrus fruit and juices. . . . 4 to 6 months Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen . . . . . . 8 months
Home frozen . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months (Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month Ground beef, iamb, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to4 months
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Blue fish, | salmon | . . . . . | 2 to | 3 months | |||||
Mackerel, | perch . . . . | . . . . | 2 to | 3 months | |||||
Breaded |
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fish, | crab, | scallops | . . . . | 3 to4 | months | ||||
Alaskan | king | crab . . | . . . . | . . | 10 months | ||||
Shrimp, | uncooked . . | . . . . | . . . | 12 months | |||||
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| chicken | or turkey.. | . . | 12 months | ||||
Duck . |
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Giblets . . . |
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Cooked | poultry | w/gravy | . | 6 months | |||||
Slices |
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Stews; | meat, | poultry |
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and | fish | casserole | . . . . | 2 to | 3 months | |||
TV dinners. | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 to | 6 months | |||||
DAIRY | PRODUCTS |
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Butter | . . . | . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . . . | 6 to | 9 months | ||
Margarine | . . | . . . . . | . . . . . . . | 2 to | 9 months | |||
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Creamed | cottage | . . . DO NOT FREEZE | ||||||
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| Swiss, | brick, etc. | . . . . . . 6 to 8 weeks | |||||
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Ice | cream, | ice | milk, |
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sherbet | . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . | 2 months | ||||
EGGS |
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Whole | (mixed) | . . . . | . . . . . . . | . . . . | 12 months | |||
Whites | . . . | . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . | . . . . | 12 months | |||
Yolks | . . . . | . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . | . . . . | 12 months | |||
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Yeast | breads | and | rolls | 3 months | ||||
Baked | Brown | ‘N Serve |
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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 | |||||
Ple | dough | only | 4 to | 6 months | ||||
‘Based on U.S.DA and | MlchlQan | Cooperal~ve | Exlens~m | Service | ||||
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if electricity goes off
Call the power company. Ask how long pow~ WIII be off
1.If service IS to be interrupted 24 hours or lea keep both doors closed This WIII help froze1 foods to stay frozen
2.If service IS to be Interrupted longer than 2 hours
(a]Remove all frozen food and store in ( frozen food locker Or...
(b)Place 2 Ibs (0 9 kg] of dry ice in freezer fc every cu. ft of freezer space This will keel frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves t protect your hands from dry ice burns.
(c)If neither food locker storage nor dry its
IS avallable, use or can perishable fool at once.
3.A full freezer will stay cold longer than a part1 filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay co11 longer than a freezer full of baked goods. food contains Ice crystals, it may be safe1 refrozen, although the quality and flavor ma
be affected Use refrozen foods quickly. If thl
condition of the food is poor or you have an suspicions, it IS wise to dispose of it
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