Food storage guide STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a right way to package and store refrlg-
eroted or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer,
take the time to study these recommended steps
Leafy Vegetables
Remove store wropplng Trim
or tear off bruised and dIscolored areas Wosr? In
cool water, drain and store In crisper Cold, moist olr
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp The
crisper has sealing gaskets to help keep humid atr
in It also has a control to help adjust the amount of
humidity In the crisper
Vegetables with Skins
(ccrrots. peppers] Store
in crisper, plostlc bags or plastic container
Fruits
Wash, let dry and store In refrigerator In
plastic bags or crisper Do Tot wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use Sort and keep berries In
their store container In o crisper, or store In a loosely
closed paper bag on o refrigerator shelf
Meat, Meat
IS
perishable and expensive you
won’t want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling The folIowIng IIst and chart give you pack-
aging hints and time llmlts Store meat in the meat
pan
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat.
Store fresh meat In
the store wrapping Vacuum packaged meat can
be frozen for as long as one month If the seal
IS
not
broken If you want to keep it frozen longer, you
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping mater0
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged.
Remove the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap loosely In
waxed paper or aluminum foil for storing It unfrozen
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat with
waxed paper, plastic wrap or aluminum foil Store
immedlotely
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts.
Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc , keep best in origl-
nal wrapplngs Once opened, tightly re-wrap in
plastic wrap or aluminum foil
Canned Ham.
Store In refrigerator unless the la-
bel says It’s okay to store on the shelf Do not freeze
Fresh Poultry
Loosely wrap In waxed paper or
plastic wrap The plastic wrap on poultry. as pur-
chased, may be used for storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*
TLPe
Approximate Time
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vc#fcR~M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 fo2
GroundBeef l.. . . . . . . . . . . . TI ..-. .!‘; Vfa2
Skitis andRuMs . . . . .‘. , . .; . . . . . . . 3 to-5
Cured $leah~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ’ 7. tOlO
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5tb7
coldcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P . . . . 3tu5
‘If m&t isto kM34tofed I- thm ttrb times QiueiL
follow the dicectims for freezing.
NOTE:
fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased
4&ls
Store without washing in the origInal car-
ton or use the Utility Bin that came with your
refrigerator
Milk
.Wipe milk cartons For best storage. place
milk on interior shelf or bottom door shelf
Beverages
Wipe bottles and cans Store on o
door shelf or InsIde the refrigerator
Butter
Keep opened butter In covered dish or In
the Utlllty Compartment When storing an extra sup-
ply. wrap In freezer packaging and freeze
Cheese
Store in the orIginal wrapping until
you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-wrap
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil
Condlments
Store small jars and bottles (cot-
sup, mustard, jeily, olives] on the door shelves where
they are In easy reach.
Leftovers
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
transferring food odors Plastic containers with tight
lids are fine, too