IMPORTANT: Do not expect your Food Storagotlme
freezer to quick-freeze any large
MAIN DISHES
quantity of food. Put no more un-
Stews; meat, poultry
frozen food into the freezer than will and fish casserote . . . . 2 to 3 months
freeze within 24 hours. (No more than TV dinners.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.to 6 months
2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
DAIRY PRCDUCTS
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot
Butter . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?I 6 to 9 months
of freezer space.) leave enough Margarine , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
space for air to circulate around
Cheese:
packages. Be careful to leave
Camembert, brick, ?.?
enough room at the front so the door
Mozzarella, farmer?s . :. . 3 months
can close tightly. Creamed cottage . . DC NOT FREEZE.
Cheddar, Edarn,~Goucta,
Swiss, etc.. . . . . , . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks
Freezlng can changetexture of
FOOOSTORAGECHART
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
Storage times* will vary according to the sherbet..................... 4weeks
quality of the food, the type of packaging or EGGS
wrap used (moisture and vapoc-proof). and Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months.
the storage temperature which should be Whltes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
0? F ( -17.&C]. Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
Storage tlmo
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FRUtTS BAKEDGGUDS
Fruit juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months Yeast breads and rolls . . , . . . 3 months
Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months Baked Brown ?N Serve
Citrus fruit and juices.. . . 4 to 6 months rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Unbaked breads.. . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
VEGETABLES Quick breads . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Commercially frozen . . . . . . . 8 months Cakes, ungosted .?. . . . . . . 2 to4 months
Home frozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Cakes, frosted . . . . . . . .?: 8 to 12 months
MEAT Fruit cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less Cookie dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks Bakedc@okles . . . . . . . . . 8 kl2months
Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months Bakedtier . . . . . ;...?...... 1toPmonths
(Salting meat shortens freezer Ilfe) Pledoughonty . . . . . . . . . . 4to6months
frankturters . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 1 month ?Based an U.S.D A and MChQan Coo~etahve Erlens~cn Service
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months suggested staroge Imes
Roarts:
Beet . . . . . . . :. . . . . . . . . 6 to12 months If electricity goes off
Lamb and veal . . . . . . 6 to 9 monYhs Call the power company Ask how long power
Pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to8months WI/I be off
SausogeJresh . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months 1. If service IS to be Interrupted 24 hours or less.
Steaks and chops: keep both doors ciosed This WIII help frozen
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months focds to stay frozen
Lamb. veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to 4 months 2. If service IS to be Interrupted longer than 24
FISH n hours
Cod, ilounder, haddock [a] Remove all frozen food and store in a
Sole.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months frozen food locker Or
Blue fish, salmon . . . . 2 to 3 months (b) Place about 20 pounds of dry ice on top
Mackerel. perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months of the food, using pieces as large as pos-
Bread&U tlsh (purchased) . . . 3 months sible Protect your hands wrth gloves
Ckma. oysters, cooked [c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice
flsti, crab, scallops . . . . 3 to4 months IS available, use or can perishable food
Alaskan king crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months at once
Stiiimp,uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months 3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly
POULTRY fIlled one A freezer full of meat will stay cold
Whele Chlcken or turkey . . . 12 months longer than a freezer full of baked goods If
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-months food contarns Ice crystals, It may be safely
Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months refrozen, although the quality and flavor may
Cooked poultry w/gravy , , , 6 months be affected Use refrozen foods quickly If the
Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . 1 month condition of the food IS poor or you have any
suspicions. It IS wise to dispose of It |
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WHIRLPOOL
