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 la-
bel says it?s okay to store on the shelf. Do not freeze.
Fresh Pouttry...Loosely wrap in waxed paper or
plastic wrap. The plastic wrap on poultry, as pur-
chased. may be used for storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AH0 CURED MEAT*
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Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer, Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
take the time to study these recommended steps.
Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Leaw Vegetables., Remove store wrapping. Trim Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
cr tear off bruised and discolored areas. Wash in Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7to10
cool water, drain and store in crisper. Cold, moist air Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. The Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
crispers have sealing gaskets to help keep humid air *If meal is to be stored longer than the times given,
in. follow the directions for freezing.
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers). ..Store
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Frults . ..Wash. let dry and store in refrigerator in NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
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 Utility Bin that came with your
refrigerator
Milk.. Wipe milk cartons. For best storage, place
Meat* Meat is perishable and expensive., .you mtlk on Interior shelf.
won?t want to waste an ounce of it through careless Beverages...Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
handling. The following list and chart give you pack-
door shelf or inside the refrigerator
aging hints and time limits. Store meat in the meat Butter., .Keep opened butter in covered dish or in
pan.
the Butter Compartment. When storing an extra sup-
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat...Store fresh meat in ply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can
Cheese .Store in the original wrapping until
be frozen for as long as one month if the seal is not you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-wrap
broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer, you
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping material. Condlments .Store small jars and bottles (cat-
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap loosely in sup, mustard, jelly, olives] on the door shelves where
they are in easy reach.
waxed paper or aluminum foil for storing it unfrozen.
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with Leftover&Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
waxed paper, plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store
immediately. transferring food odors. Plastic containers with tight
lids are fine, too. |
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