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| Frozen | Meats | _ | .The followtng |
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| 3. | Prepare | the | meat | for | freezing |
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| ping | It | Trim | off | excess | fat | and | remove |
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The freezer section ISdesigned | for storage | of con | 4. | Wrap |
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merc~ally | frozen | foods | and | for freezing | foods | ( |
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Packaging | ~ | The | secret | of | successful | freezing | IS | |||||||
irI the |
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| The wrap | you | use | must | be | air, | |||||
moisture |
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seal | the | package |
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vapors |
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RIgid | polyethylene |
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fatting |
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recommended. |
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| bowling | bags | are | ||||||||
easy | to | use | and | can | be | used | by themselves | or as | ||||||
carton |
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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck- freeze any large quantlty of food. leave enough
space for alr to circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tlghtly.
Frozen Soups, Juices Store on freezer door
shelf or In the freezer.
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STORAGECHARTFORFROZENFOOD
Storage times given in this chart are only a gutde. For best use of freezer space, keep fro- zen foods for short times Use, then replace as needed
Bread ,__..., | ._..,_., | .., | 2 | months | |||
Cooked |
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Fish and | Seafoods |
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Fresh |
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Commercially |
| Frozen | months | ||||
Fruits . . . . | .._._......_...._ | 6 | months | ||||
Ice Cream |
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Concentrated | Juice |
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Meats |
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Bacon |
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Pork | roasts, | chops |
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Sausage |
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Beef, | veal, | lamb | roasts | 6 months | |||
Ground | meat | _. _. _. _. | |||||
Poultry |
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Vegetables |
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| 6 months |
Ice Cream.. Store In the freezer. Once the pack-
age IS opened, place a piece of aluminum foil or waxed paper smoothly against the Ice cream sur- face This WIII prevent Ice crystals from forming
‘Courtesy of NotIonal Love Stock and Meat Board and U S.D.A
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