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.
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Storage times* will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packcglng or wrap used (moisture and
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Fruit | juice |
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Commercially |
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Citrus | fruit | and | juices |
| 4 to | 6 | months | |||
Others |
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MEAT |
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Bacon |
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Corned |
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Cured | ham |
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Ground |
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Lamb |
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Pork |
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Sausage, |
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Beef |
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Lamb, | veal, | pork |
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FISH |
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Blue | fish, | salmon | . |
| 2 to | 3 | months | |||
Mackerel, |
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Breaded |
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| 3 | months | ||||
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Shrimp, |
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Duck |
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Cooked |
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Slices |
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MAIN | DISHES |
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and | fish | casserole |
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TV dinners. |
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DAIRY | PRODUCTS |
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Butter |
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Margarine |
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| Mozzarella, | farmer’s | . . | 3 months | |||||
Creamed | cottage | . | DO NOT FREEZE | ||||||
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EGGS |
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Whole | (mixed) |
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Whites . . |
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Yolks . . . |
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Yeast | breads | and | rolls . . | 3 months | |||||
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Unbaked | breads.. |
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Quick | breads |
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Cakes, | unfrosted | . |
| 2 to | 4 months | ||||
Cakes, | frosted |
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| 8 to12 | months | |||
Fruit | cakes |
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Cookie | dough |
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Baked | cookies |
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Baked | pies.. |
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Pie | dough | only | . . |
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