your freezer to quick-freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more unfrozen food into the freezer than will freeze within 24 hours. [No more than 2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4 pounds of vegetables per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave enough space for air to circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly.
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2to3 months TVdtrqqs:..; . . . .-...:I:: 3 to 6 months DAlRY~n But&f; _*.,,I.,......... ; ,... 6 to 9 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months �brick,
FOODSTORAGECHART Storage times� will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (malsture qnd vapor-proof). and the storage temperatire which should be 0� F ( -17.8=Q
SWIM.*, . . . .-...;.A.. 6to6weeks Freexfng can charTge$exture of cheese.. tee ore&m, Ice mltk shM@ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks Eosg fHi@iWmd) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Wf@+ . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to/2 months Yc@&s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 b-12 months .!.
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Food Bmmfmrttne FRUITS Frult juice concentr@e . . . . . 12 Ptanfhs Commerctqtfy frweR fruit . . 12:danths citrus frulttdnd jurces. . * . 4 tb&manths Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . :. . . 8 to 12 ~antlrr VEGETABLES Commercklly frozen . . . . . . . 8 ma@hs Homefrozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 tOl2m+ MEAT ,, ., ;-. >;�I : Bacon . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeB&&fq66 corned beef . . . . . .,. .�, . . . . . . . . 1MqMfF Cured ham . . . , *. :. :. . . . 1 to2+#&f#hs (Salting meat shortens freezeF##: Frankfurt&B . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . /. % Ground beef, lamb; vest .2 t&3 I, Roasts: Beef ..: . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,, bttik+#RKQBthS Lambandveal . . . . . . . 6tg9#p&tlS Pork . ...; . . . . . . . . /.. .l..� 4toB~s Sausage,fresh . . . . i. . . . . . it+2@Mhs / steukvorcd chups: )& ..,eri.r....r � > . . . . a to &&bfrths lamb, v8@, pork *. :. . . 3 f@&iMrhf@M FISH Cod, floueder, had#$k Sole . _. . . . . . . . . .-,; &j:. . . . . . 6mODfJts Blueftsh,salmen .+I . . . . . 2to3ff+fhs 2 to3 months I . . . 3ma&lr
ftsh. crab, fucaJ@?n .,. . . 3 to;~�ierMh; AlaskutnkMg crab �� . ... . . . . . Shrlmp, uncooked . . . . . . . . . I2 months POULTRY Whole chtcken or turkey . . . . 12 months Duck . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months Slices (no gravy] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 month
-. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 8 TO 12 mmms . . . . . . 1to2rmuims 4padmonttrs
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If electricity goes off Call the power company Ask how long power tillI be off 1. If service IS to be Interrupted 24 hours or less, keep 00th doors ciosec� This ~111help frozen foods to stay frozen 2. If service IS to be Interrupted longer than 24 hours [a] Remove all frozen food and store In a frozen food locker Or (b) Place about 20 pounds of dry Ice on top of the food, using pieces as lorge as possable Protect your hands with gloves (cl If neither food locker storage nor dry Ice IS ava~loble, use or can perishable food at once 3. A full freezer ~111 stay cold longer than a partly flllea one A freezer full of meat will stay cold longer than a freezer full of baked gooas If food contatns Ice crystals, it may be safely refrozen, aMhough the quality and flavor may be affected Use refrozen foods quickly If the condition of the food IS poor or you have any suspicions. It IS tiise to dispose of It
