Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts. etc., keep best in origi-
nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap in
plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the
label says it?s okay to store on the shelf. Do not
freeze.
Fresh Poultry...Wrap in plastic wrap. The plastic
on poultry, as purchased, may be used for storage.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT?
Apprdmate Time
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(days)
There is a right way to package and store VarktyMefats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lto2
refrigerated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher,
longer, take the time to study these recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
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steps.
Leafy Vegetables...Remove store wrapping 5twksomdRoosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3to5
CumdMeuls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7to 10
and trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas. .,............................ 5to7
Wash in cold water and drain. Place in plastic bag
or plastic container and store in crisper.Cold, moist FizzLts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
?If meat Is fo be stored longer than the times glven,
air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. follow fite dlrections for freezlng.
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers)...Store L
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container. NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
Fruit...Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in
plastic bags or crisper. Do not wash or hull berries same day as purchased.
until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries in
their store container in a crisper, or store in a
loosely closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf.
Eggs...Store without washing in the original car-
ton or use the egg nest in the door of your
refrigerator.
Milk...Wipe milk cartons. For best storage, place
milk on interior shelf.
Meat*...Meat is perishable and expensive...you Beverages...Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
won?t wantto waste an ounce of it through careless door shelf or inside the refrigerator.
handling. The following list and chart give you Butter...Keep opened butter in covered dish or
packaging hints and time limits. on the Butter Dish in the Butter Compartment. When
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in storing an extra supply, wrap in freezer packaging
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can and freeze.
be frozen for as long as one month if the seal is not Cheese...Store in the original wrapping until
broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer, you you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-wrap
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
material. Condiments...Store small jars and bottles
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the (catsup, mustard, jelly, olives] on the door shelves
market wrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum where they are in easy reach.
foil for storing it unfrozen. Leftovers...Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately. transferring food odors. Plastic containers with tight
lids are fine. too.
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