IMPORTANT: Do not expect your Food Storagotlme
freezer to quick-treere any large
MAIN DISHES
quantlty 01 food. Put no more un-
Stews; meat, poultry
frozen food Into the treezer than will and llsh casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months
freeze wlthln 24 hours. (No more than TV dinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
2 to 3 pounds ot fresh meat or 3 to 4 DAIRY PRODUCTS
pounds ot vegetables per cubic toot Butter . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
01 freezer space.) Leave enough Margarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
space for alr to circulate around
Cheese:
packages. Be careful to leave
Camembert, brick,
enough room at the tront so the door
Mozzarella, farmer?s . . . . 3 months
can close tightly. DO NOT FREEZE
Creamed cottage . .
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swlss,etc.. . , . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks
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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%). Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9to12months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
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FRUITS BAKED GOODS
Frult juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months Yeast breads and rolls . . . . . . 3 months
Commercially frozen truit . . 12 months Baked Brown ?N Serve
Cltrus trult 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, unlrosted . . . . . . . . 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 Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months Baked pies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
(Saltlng meat shortens freezer life) Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to6 months
Frankfurters . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 1 month ?Based on US DA and MlchlQon Cooperot~ve Extenwm bn?lce
suggested Stmage tlmeS
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
If electrlclty goes off
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to12 months
Cull the power company. Ask how long power
lamb and veal . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
will be off
Pork.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 8 months
1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less,
Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months keep both doors closed. This will help frozen
Steaks and chops:
foods to stay frozen.
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
2. If service IS to be interrupted longer than 24
lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to 4 months hours:
FISH
[a] Remove all frozen food and store in a
Cod, flounder, haddock
frozen food locker. Or..
Sole....................... 6months
(b) Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer for
Blue llsh. salmon . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keep
Mackerel, perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to
Breaded fish (purchased) . . 3 months
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
Clams, oysters, cooked
[c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice
fish, crab, scallops . . . . 3 to4 months
is available, use or can perIshable food
Alaskan king crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months
at once.
Shrimp, uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months
3. A full freezer will stay cold longerthan a partly
POULTRY
filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold
Whole chicken or turkey . . . . 12 months
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
food contains 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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