Food storage guide STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a right way to package and store refrig-
eroted or frozen foods To
keep
foods fresher, longer,
take the time to study these recommended steps
Leafy Vegetables
Remove store wrapplng Trim
or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wast- In
cool water, dran ond store In cr sper Cold moist olr
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh ond crisp The
crisper has sealing gaskets to help keep humId ar
in It also has o control to help adjust the amount of
humidity in the crisper
Vegetables with Skins
(carrots, pePpers) Store
In crisper. plastic bags or plastic contofner
Fruits
Wash, let dry and store lr refrlgerotor
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plastic bags or crisper Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use Sort and Keep berries IrI
their store container
in
0 crisper, or store In 0 ,oosely
closed paper bag or, o refrigerator shelf
Meat,
Meat
IS
perlshoble ond expensive YOU
won’t wont to woste an ounce of it through careless
handling The following list and chart give you pock-
aging hints and time limits Store meat In the meat
pCll7
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat.
Store fresh meat lr
the store wrapping Vacuum pockoged meat car
be frozen for OS long as one month f the seal
IS
not
broken If you wart to keep It frozer Nonger, qou
should wrop it with special freezer wropplng materlol
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. ReTove
the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap In alumlnuT foil
for storing It unfrozen
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat ‘tiifh
plastic wrap or aluminum foil Store lmrrediotely
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts.
Ham
bacon sousoge cold cuts etc keep best ln srlgi
nal wrappIngs Once opened tlgbtly re~tiroy; r
p:ostlc wrap or aluminum 1011
Canned Ham. Store
In refrlgeroior unless the lo-
bel soys Its oko\i ‘3 store or, the shelf Ds r:ot ‘reeze
Fresh Poultry
Wrap in plastic wrap The plos?~c
wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for
storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AN0 CURED MEAT‘
rVPe Approximate Tlme
Ways)
Variety Meats . 1 to 2
Chicken . 1 to2
Ground Beet 1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts 3 to 5
Cured Meats 7 to 1P
Bacon ____._._..__._.............. 5to7
Cold Cuts 3 to 5
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given.
follow the directions for freezing.
NOTE:
Fresh fish and shellflsh should be used the
same clay as purchased
Eggs
Store WItbout washing
r
the original cor-
‘or; gr use the Ut1l11~~ Bjr ihot come with your
refrigerolor
Milk Sv De T k co~~;)ns is’ bes’ slCiroge
C?lOle
,?I ik 3r IP’erlor srlelf 3 bsttc;r; 330 sr’e’f
Beverages
Nope Dotfles onc cars Stars Jr a
3301 sqeif 3r rsiJe +qe refrigerator
Butter
Keep opened butter In covered dish or in
the IJllty Comportment When storing an extro SUP-
ply, wrap In freezer pockaging ond freeze
Cheese
Store In the original wropplng until
you ore reody to iise it Once opened re~wrop
t,ghtly in plastic wrop or aluminum foil
Condlments
Store small jars and bottles (cots
sup mustard, jelly olives) on the door shelves where
they are in eosy reach
Leftovers
Cover leftovers tilth D~OS+IC wroP or
o,umlnurr loll to keep focx3 from ary!r#g 3Lt and
trorsferrlng fooa cx3ors Plost,c cortolners with1 light
13s are fine too