IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to
space for air to circulate around
packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly.
FOODSTORAGECHART
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Cured | ham | . . . , *. :. :. . . . | 1to2+#&f#hs | ||||||||||
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POULTRY
Whole chtcken or turkey . . . . 12 months
Duck . . . . , | 6 months | |
Giblets | 2 to 3 months | |
Cooked poultry w/gravy | . . . | 6 months |
Slices (no gravy] | . . . . | . 4 month |
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Wf@+ . . , | 9 to/2 | months | ||
Yc@&s.! | . . . . . . | . . . . | 9 | months |
a salt to yolks or whale mixed
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8 TO 12 mmms
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If electricity goes off
Call the power company Ask how long power tillI be off
1.If service IS to be Interrupted 24 hours or less, keep 00th doors ciosec’ This ~111help 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 about 20 pounds of dry Ice on top of the food, using pieces as lorge as pos- sable Protect your hands with gloves
(cl If neither food locker storage nor dry Ice IS ava~loble, use or can perishable food at once
3.A full freezer ~111stay cold longer than a partly flllea one A freezer full of meat will stay cold longer than a freezer full of baked gooas If food contatns Ice crystals, it may be safely
refrozen, aMhough the quality and flavor may be affected Use refrozen foods quickly If the condition of the food ISpoor or you have any suspicions. It IS tiise to dispose of It
