IMPORTANT: Do not expect your Food Storage tlme
freezer to quick-freeze any large MAIN DISHES
quantlty of food. Put no more un- Stews; meat, poultry
frozen food into the freezer than will
and fish casserole . . . 2 to 3 months
freeze wlthln 24 hours. (No more than
TV dinners.. . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
DAIRY PRODUCTS
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swiss,etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
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cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
Storage times? will vary according to the sherbet . . . . . . 4 weeks
quality of the food, the type of packaging or EGGS
wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof), and Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
the storage temperature which should be Whites . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
0? F [ -17.8?C). Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
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FRUITS BAKED GOODS
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 1 month
Unbaked breads.. . . . . . . . .
VEGETABLES Quick breads . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Commercially frozen . . . . . 8 months Cakes, unfrosted . . . . 2 to 4 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 Baked cookies . . . . . . . . 8 lo12 months
Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . , . 1 to 2 months Baked pies.. . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life) Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . 4 to6 months
Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . 1 month ?Based m US D A and MlChlQOn CCoperahe Exlens~cn Service
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
L
Roasts:
Beef . . . . . . . . . 6 to12 months If electricity goes off
Lamb and veal . 6 to 9 months Call the power company. Ask how long power
Pork . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 8 months WIII be off.
Sausage, fresh . . . . . . 1 to 2 months 1. If service IS to be Interrupted 24 hours or less,
Steaks and chops: keep both doors ciosed This will help frozen
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months foods to stay frozen
Lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to4 months 2. If service is to be interrupted longer than 24
FISH hours
Cod, flounder, 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 2 Ibs (0 9 kg] of dry Ice in freezer for
Mackerel, perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months every cu ft. of freezer space This WIII keep
Breaded fish (purchased) . . 3 months frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to
Clams, oysters, cooked protect your hands from dry Ice burns
fish, crab, scallops . . . . 3 to 4 months (c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice
Alaskan king crab . IO months IS avallable. use or can perishable food
Shrimp, uncooked . . 12 months at once
POULTRY 3. A full freezer WIII stay cold longer than o partly
Whole chicken or turkey.. . 12 months filled one A freezer full of meat WIII stay cold
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months longer than a freezer full of baked goods If
Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months food contains Ice crystals, It may be safely
Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months refrozen, although the quality and flavor may
Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month be affected Use refrozen fox& quickly. If the
condition of the food IS poor or you have any
susplclons, it is wise to dispose of It
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