IMPORTANT: Do not expect your Food Bforage 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
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
of freezer space.) leave enough
space for air to ctrculate around Margarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
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
FOOOSTORAGECHART
cheese.
Ice cream, ice mllk
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 to 12 months
Food storage time [Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
FRUITS
BAKED GOODS
Frult 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 to12 months
Unbaked breads.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
VEGETABLES Quick breads . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Commercially frozen . . . . . . . 8 months Cakes, unfrosted . . . . . . . . 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
Cookle 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
(Salting meat shortens freezer life) Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months
Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month ?Based on U.S.D.A. and MlchQon Coqxratlve Extensl~ Sefvlce
suggested storage times
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
If electricity goes off
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6tol2months
Call 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
lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to4 months 2. If service IS to be Interrupted longer than 24
hours
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock (a] Remove all frozen food and store In a
frozen food locker. Or.
Sole.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
Blue fish, salmon . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months (b) Place 2 Ibs (0 9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. ft of freezer space. This will keep
Mackerel, perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Breaded fish (purchased) . . . 3 months frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, crab, scallops . . . . 3 to4 months (c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice
Alaskan klng crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months IS avarlable, use or can perishable food
at once.
Shrlmp. uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY 3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly
Whole chlcken 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 contarns ice crystals, It may be safely
Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months refrozen, although the quality and flavor may
be affected Use refrozen foods qurckly. If the
Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
condition of the food IS poor or you have any
susplcrons, It IS wise to dispose of it |
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