IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot of freezer space. leave enough
space for air to circulate around
packages. Fe careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly.
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FRUITS |
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Fruit | juice |
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Commercially |
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Citrus |
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VEGETABLES |
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MEAT |
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Bacon |
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Corned |
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Cured |
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Ground |
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Beef |
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Lamb | and | veal |
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Pork |
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Sausage, | fresh |
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Steaks | and | chops: |
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Beef |
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Lamb, | veal, | pork |
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FISH |
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Cod, | flounder, |
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Blue | fish, | salmon |
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Mackerel, |
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Breaded | fish | (purchased] |
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Clams, | oysters, | cooked |
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fish, | crab, | scallops |
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Shrimp, | uncooked |
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POULTRY |
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Whole | chicken |
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Duck |
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Giblets |
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Cooked |
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Slices |
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MAIf’ | DISHES |
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Stc ws; | meat, | poultry |
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c nd | fish casserole | 2 to | 3 months | ||
TV | jinners |
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DAIR ” PRODUCTS |
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Bui’er _....__......, | 2to9months | ||||
Mc: rgarine |
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Ch’?ese: |
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C amembert, | dry | curd |
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C reamed | cottage |
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C heddar, | Edam, | Gouda, |
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ICE | cream, | ice | milk. |
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EGG! |
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Wh | >le [mixed) |
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Wh | tes |
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Yol #:s |
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BAKEI ) GOODS |
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Yec!st breads | and | rolls |
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Bal ed Brown ‘N Serve |
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r( Ills |
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Unt | aked | breads |
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QUI zk breads |
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Ca | #:es, unfrosted | . | 2 to | 4 months | |||
CaN#,:es,frosted |
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Frui 1cakes |
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Co | )kie | dough |
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8aC ed | cookies |
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BaCedpies | _,_,...._,._,, | lto2months | |||||
Pie | jough | only |
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If electr city goes off |
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Call the :)ower company | Ask how long power WIII | ||||||
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1.If se IvIce IS to be interrupted 24 hours or less, kee ) freezer ciosed Most food WIII stay frozen.
2.If SCrvlce IS to be interrupted longer than 24 hoi .s
(a)Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker Or..
(b)Place about 20 pounds of dry Ice on top zf the food, using pieces as large as pos- jlble Protect your hands with gloves
(c]If neither food locker storage nor dry ice s available. use or can perlshable food 3t once.
3.A fc freezer will stay cold longer than CIpartly fille 1 one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold Ion! ler than a freezer full of baked goods If foe 1 contains Ice crystals, it may be safely refrc Izen. although the quality and flavor may be Iffected. Use this quickly. If the condition of tt e food ISpoor or you have any suspicions. It is iiise to dispose of tt
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