Whirlpool ET20EK Sauw, fresh to 2 months Steaks and chops, Cod, flounder, haddock, Time, To6

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick-freeze any large quantlty of rood. Put no more un- frozen food Into the freezer than will freeze wlthln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4 pounds o? vegetables 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 tlghtly.

FOODSTORAGECHART

Storage times* will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used [rn@sture and vapor-proof). and

the storage temperature which should be 0” F ( -17.&C).

Food Storage time

FRUITS

Fruit Juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months Commefclally frozen fruit . . 12 months Citrus fruit and juices . . . . 4 to 6 months Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months

VEGETABLES

Commercially frozen . . . . . . . 8 months Home frozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months

MEAT

Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeksor less Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks Curedham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months (Salting meat shortens freezer Ilte)

Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month Ground beef. lamb, veal 2 to 3 months Roasts:

Beet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to12 months Lamb and veal . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months Pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 8 months

Sauw, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months Steaks and chops:

Beet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months Lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to4 months

FISH

Cod, flounder, haddock

Sole.. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months Blue fish, salmon . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Mackerel, perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Breaded fish (purchased) . . . 3 months Clams, oysters, cooked

fish. crab, scallops . . . . 3 to 4 months Alaskan klng crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months Shrimp, uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months

POULTRY

Whole chkken or turkey. . . . 12 months Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month

Food							Storw	time
MAIN DISHES
Stews;		meat,		poultry
and fish casserole .... 2 to 3 months
TV dinners			...............				3 to6	months
DAIRY PRODUCTS							6 to 9 months
Butter		...................
Margarine			..............				2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert,					bilck,		.... 3 months
	Mozzarella,				farmer’s
Creamed cottage . . DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar,			Edam,			Gouda,
	Swls.s,etc						6to8weeks
Freezlng can change texture of
cheese.
Ice	cream,		Ice		mllk		4 weeks
sherbet			....................
EGGS							9 to 12 months
Whole		(mlxed)			.........
Whites		.................					9 to 12 months
Yolks							9 to 1.2months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
egwl
BAKED GOODS						......	3 months
Yeast breads				and		rolls
Baked		Brown		‘N Serve			3 months
rolls		.......................
Unbaked			breads					1 month
Gulck		breqds		...........			2 to 3 months
Cakes,		unfrosted					2 to4	months
Cakes,		frosted			.........		8 to 12 months
Frult cakes			........			,	12 months
Cookle		dough			..............		3 months
Baked		cookies			.........		8 to 12 months
Baked		pies					lto2	months
Ple dough			only		..........		4 to6	months
‘Based	cn U.S.D.A.		and	Michlgon		Cmperotive	Extension Service

suggested stooge times.

If electrlclty goes off

Call the power company. Ask how long power will be off.

1.If service ISto be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed. This wtll help frozen foods to stay frozen.

2.If service 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 ice in freezer for every cu. ft of freezer space. This will keep frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to protect your hands from dry ice burns.

(c)If neither food locker storage nor dry Ice is available, use or can perishable food at once.

3.A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat WIII stay cold longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If food contains Ice crystals, it may be safely refrozen, although the quality and flavor may be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the condition of the food is poor or you have any suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.