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FRUITS |
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Fruit | juice | concentrate |
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Commercially |
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Citrus fruit | and | juices, |
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VEGETABLES |
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MEAT |
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Bacon |
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| 4 weeks | or | less | ||||
Corned |
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Cured | ham |
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(Salting |
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Frankfurters |
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Ground |
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Roasts: |
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| Lamb |
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Sausage, |
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Steaks | and |
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| Lamb, |
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FISH |
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Cod, | flounder, |
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| Sole |
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Blue | fish, | salmon |
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| 2 to | 3 | months | ||||||
Mackerel, |
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| 2 to | 3 | months | ||||||
Breaded |
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Clams, |
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| fish, | crab, |
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Alaskan |
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Shrimp, |
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POULTRY |
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Duck |
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Giblets |
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Cooked |
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Slices | (no | gravy) |
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MAIN | DISHES |
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Stews; | meat, | poultry |
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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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| Creamed |
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| Cheddar, |
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Ice | cream, | ice milk |
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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 |
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Quick | breads |
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Cakes, | unfrosted |
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Cakes, | frosted |
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Fruit | cakes |
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Cookie | dough |
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Baked | cookies |
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Pie | dough | only |
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| 4 to | 6 | months | ||||
‘Based | m | b S DA | nna | MICP | gclr’ | Coouerat~ie | Frlens~o- | Serd~ce | ||||
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1.If servrce IS to be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed This WIII help frozen foods to stay frozen.
2.If servrce IS to be Interrupted longer than 24 hours
(a]Remove all frozen food and store In a frozen food locker Or
(b)Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg) of dry tee in freezer for every cu
(c)If neither food locker storage nor dry Ice
IS avarlable, use or con perishable food at once
3.A full freezer WIII stay cold longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold longer than a freezer full of baked goods If food contains Ice crystals, It may be safely refrozen, a!though the quality and flavor may
be affected Use refrozen foods qurckly If the condition of the food IS poor or you have any suspicions, it IS wise to dispose of it
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