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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick-freeze any large quantlty of food. Put no more un- frozen food Into the freezer than will freeze wtthln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of tresh meat or 3 to 4 pounds of vegetables per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave enough space for alr to circulate around

packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tlgMly.

FOODSTORAGECHART

Storage times* will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging o( wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof), and the storage temperature which should be 0” F (-17.8”c).

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FRUITS

Fruit Juke concentrate . . . . . 12 months Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months Cltrus fruit and Juices . . . . 4 to 6 months Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Btol2months

VEGETABLES

Commercially frozen . . . . . . . 8 months Home frozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months

MEAT

Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 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 to8 months Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months

Steaks and chops:

Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to 4 months

FISH

Cod, flounder, haddock

Sole.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months Blu,e fish, salmon . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . 10 months

Shflmp,uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months

POULTRY

Whole chicken or turkey.. . . 12 months Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month

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MAIN DISHES Stews: meat, poultry

and flsh casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months TV dinners.. . . . . , . . . . . . . . 3 to6 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.

Swlss, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks Freezlng can change texture of

cheese.

Ice cream, Ice milk

sherbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks

EGGS

Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Whltes . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months (Add sugar of salt to yolks or whole mixed

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BAKED GOODS

Yeast breads and rolls . . . . . . 3 months Baked Brown ‘N Serve

rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months Unbaked breads.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month Gulck breads . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Cakes, unfrosted . . . . . . . . 2 to 4 months Cakes, frosted . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Frult cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months Cookle dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Baked pies . . . . . , . . . , . . . . 1to 2 months Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to6 months

‘Bawd cm U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperolive Extension SewiCe suggestect stara@ time.5

It electrlclty goes off

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 closed. This wilJ’ 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. ft 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 longer than 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 conditton of the food is poor or you have any suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.