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Roasts(Beef&Lamb).. . . . . . 3t05

Roasts(Pork&Veal)... . .. . . 3t05

Steaks(Beef).. . . . . . .. . . . . . 3t05

Chops(Lamb)... . . . . . .. . . . 3t05

Chops(Pork).............. 3t05

Ground&StewMeats....... lto2

VarietyMeats.... . . . . . . .. . . lto2

Sausage(Pork) .. . . . . . . .. . . lto2

ProcessedMeats

Bacon................... 7

Frankfurters............... 7

Ham(Whole).............. 7

Ham(Half)................385

Ham(Slices)..............

LuncheonMeats ........... 3t05

Sausage(Smoked)......... 7

Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry).. . . 14t021

CookedMeatsand

MeatDishes.............3t04

Gravy&MeatBroth......... 1102

Chicken&~rkey(Whole).. . . lto2

Chicken(Pieces)........... lto2

IWkey(Pieces).............lto2

Duck&Goose(Whole).... .. . lto2

Giblets................... lto2

Pieces(CoveredwithBroth).. . lto2

Pieces(NotCovered)........ 3t04

CookedPoultryDishes....... 3t04

FriedChicken.............. 3t04

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6to12

4t08

6to12

6t09

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4t06

(~t~~Vfha~fO~~~atS&~OUll~) FREEZER

Mostfruitsandvegetables.. .. .. .. ... .8-12months

Leanfish. . . . . . . . . ,. .. .. .. .. ... ..6-8months

Fattyfish,rollsandbread&

soups,stew,casseroles.. .. .. .., ..2-3months

Cakespie$sandwiche$

leftovers(cooked~

Icecream(originalcarton).... .. .. ... lmonthmax,

Newtechniquesareconstantlybtingdev~oped.

ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtensioflService

oryourlocal UtilityCompanyforthelatest

informationonfreezingandstoringfoods.

*llSDepatimentofAgriixdtwe

IMeats,fishandpoultrypurchased

frornthestore varyinquafityand

age;consequently,safestorage

timein yourrefrigeratorwil~vary.

Tostore unfrozen lmeats,fish and

poultry:

~Alwaysremovestorewrappings.

QI&wrapinfoil, filmor waxpaper

andrefrigerateimmediately.

Tostoreeheese,wrapweflwtitil

waxpaper oralurninumfoil, orput

inaplastic bag.

~Carefullywrap toexpel air and

helppreventmold.

*Storepre-packagedcheese inits

ownwrapping ifyouwish.

Tostore vegetables, use the

vegetabledrawers—they’vebeen

designedto preservethe natural

moistureand freshnessof produce.

@Coveringvegetableswithamoist

towelhelpsmaintain crispness.

~Asafurther aid to freshness,

pre-packagedvegetablescan be

storedin their originalwrapping.

Note:Specialfreshfoodcompa~ent

drawers(on modelsso equipped)

makeit unnecessarytowrapcertain

foods whichthey’vebeen designed

topreserve. Xhesedrawersare

describedon pages9and L1.

‘lbstore ice cream—Fine-quality

icecream,with highcream

content,willnormallyrequire

slightlylowertemperaturesthan

more“airy” already-packaged

brandswithlowcreamcontent.

~Itwillbenecessarytoexperimentto

determinethefreezercompartment

locationandtemperaturecontrol

settingtokeepyouricecreamat

therightservingtemperature.

~Therearofthefreezercompartment

isslightlycolderthanthe front.

‘ripson freezingfoods

Therearethreeessentialrequirements

forefficienthomefreezing.

LInitialqua;ity. Freezeonlytop-

qualityfoods.Freezingretainsquality

andflavor;itcannotimprovequality.

2. Speed.The quickerfruitsand

vegetablesarefrozenafterpicking,

thebetterthe frozenproductwill

be.You’llsavetime,too,withless

cullingandsortingto do.

3. Proper packaging.Use food

wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor

freezing;they’rereadilyavailable

atmost foodstores.

A%@&.

TofI”eeze meat,fisha-d poultry,

wrapwellinfreezer-weightfoil(or =

otherheavy-dutywrappi~gmaterial

formingit carefullytothe shape of

thecontents. Thisexpelsair. Fold

andcrimp ends ofthe packageto

provideagood, lastingseal.

Don’trefreezemeat thathas

completelythawed;meat, whether

rawor cooked, canbe frozen

successfullyonlyonce.

Limitfreezing offresh (unfrozen)

meatsor seafoodsto numberof

poundsat atime asfollows:

TBX20,TBX21,TBX22.. .....19

T13X24,TBX25,TBXW25.. ...22

ForComdeme. @●

~Storelikethingstogether.This

savesbothtimeandelectricity

becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster.

@Placethe oldestitemsupfrontso

theycanbeusedup promptly.

@Use shelvesorbinsonthedoor

formostoftenusedsaucesand

condiments.

@Use themeatdrawer,onmodels “k

soequipped,fortemporarystorage

ofmeatsyoudonot freeze.

TOsave inema’gy

andf’umllcosts

~Placemostperishableiterns,such

asmilk, creamorcottagecheese,

towardtherearofthe topshelf,as

theywillstaycoldestinthis part

ofthefresh foodcompartment.

QCovermoistfoodswithtightlids,

plasticfilmor foil.

@Leafvegetablesandfruitsplacedin

drawerswilllastlongerwhenstored

inclosedplasticcontainersor

wrappedinplasticfilm.

@Donotoverloadyourfresh food

orfreezer compartmentwithalot

ofwarmfood atonce.

@Open thedoorthe fewesttimes

possibletosaveelectricalenergy.

@When goingoutoftownfor

severaldays,leaveasfew-perishables-:,.

r.“3f.:-::,

aspossiblein therefrigerator.If “~

yourrefrigeratorhasan icernaker,

movetheicemakerfeelerarm to ,~)

theOFF (up)positionand shutoff ‘N.-;+)

watertothe refrigerator.