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Food storage guide

STORING FRESH FOOD

Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham, bacon sausage, cold cuts, etc keep best In origi-

nol wrappings Once opened, trghtly re-wrop in plastic wrap or aluminum foil

Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the lo- bet says It’s okay to store on the snelf Do not freeze

Fresh Poultry Loosely wrap In waxed paper or plastrc ;Yrap The plastrc wrap on poultry, as pur- crosed, mav be used for storage

ii?ere s a r gh+ MI) to package ond store refrrg- era’ed or frc&,-?nfoods To keep foods fresher. longer, take ?h,etrmc +o studv inese recomrmended steps

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Vegetables with Skins carrots penpers S’cre r c%per plO,tlC bags or PlUStIC cor+airIer

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STORAGECHARTFORFRESHANOCUREOMEAT*

rvw		Approximate		Time
Varldy	Meats	. . . . . . . . . . . . .ways1	1 to2
izg4$izti		: : : : : : : : : : : :	1 to2
			1 to2
sksaW#oasts		. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3 to5
cmyeak		. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7 to10
Bacon	. . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5	to 7
cold	cyts . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3	to5

‘If meat is to be stored longer than the times given, follow the dlrecbns for freezing.

NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the same day as purchased

Eggs Store without woshrng In the original carton or use the egg nest In the door of your refrigerator

Milk	Wipe	mlk	cartons			For best storage,				place
milk on Interior		shelf
Beverages		Wipe		bottles		ond		cans	Store	on a
door shelf or Inside the refrigerator
Butter	Keep opened				butter		In covered		dish or In
the Butter Comportment					When storing an extra sup-
ply. wrap	In freezer		packaging				and	freeze
Cheese		Store		In the		origtnal		wrapping		unttl
you are	ready	to	use		it. Once opened,				re-wrap
tightly In plasttc		wrap		or alumtnum				foil.
Condiments			Store		small		tars	and bottles		(cat-

sup, mustard, jelly. olrves) on the door shelves where they are In easy reach

leftovers Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or alumrnum foil ?c keep food from drying out and tro-sfe!rlpg food odors Plastic containers with tight ‘ids are fine +ZIG