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Roxds(Beef&
Lamb)........3105
6
tO12
FWsts(Fork& Venl)..........3to5
4to 8
slows two
(
,........... .......
3to5
Gto12
Chops(L[/n}b)..>................3 to 5 6to 9
chops (Polk)
....,,................3to5 3to4
[;l OIHld & StewMt?als,.....,.’1102
3to4
\./aIipt~~le:}ls,.,,,,,,,,.,,,......,.”{to 2
3to 4
$;wt~gt)(Pork),....,.......,.....1to 2
1to 2
I%wessetiMeats
Bw:on,,,,,,,...,,,...,,....+,...$,,.l.,7
Fr~nkfufWrs
-,
( )!’
1,
. ,,.,,,,,,,.,..!,,$,...!.!!.!
l-km](Whole)
.!.,.,,.,,,!.,,.!..,>.,!,,i’ 1 to 2
Ham(Half)
,..,,,..,,!,,,, !,,!,!!.,,.3to 5 1 to2
Ham (Slices) .,,.....................3 ‘1to 2
Luncheon Meats......... .,...,.3to 5
Freezing
Swsagc (S~]loked).........,...,,,.7
notrecom-
Wsfige (Dry&
Serlli-[ky)lq to ~1 mended,
Umkfd IW3ats
CookedMefitsand
MeatDshes,.,..........3 to
4
2 to 3
Gravy & IVkatRI(}III$..$...4’1 to 2
2 to 3
FreshPOMHIY
Chicken&I“wkey(Whole)..-lto2 12
Chicken(Pieces)................l to 2
9
Turkey(Pieces).......t.........l to 2 -
Duck& Goose(Whote)......l to2
:
Giblets..4!...!!<!....4..!.........1 to 2
3
Et@wtl
RMlry
Pieces(Coveredwith Broth)l to2 6
pieces(NotCovered)..........3
to 4
“1
CookedPoultryDishes.......3to4
4to6
FriedChicken’.....,...,,.,.....!!.3to 4
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F;EEZEFI
Mostfruits andvegetables......i...........8-l2months
Leanfish............................................6-8 months
Fattyfish, rols andbreads,
soups,stew,casseroles...................2-3months
Cakes,pies,sandwiches,
leftovers(cooked),
icecream(originalcarton).............1monthmax.
Newtechniques are constantly
beingdeveloped
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtensionService
or
yo~lrlocal IJtility Cmlparlyfor the latest
information on freezing andstoring
foods.
“U.S. .LkpartmentofAgriculture
fV~13dS.fiSh id podtf}” ~3U1.ChWd
fromthestorevaryinqualityand
age:
Consequentlyq safe storagetime
inyoLlrrefrigeratorwillVal.y,
‘lbstoreunf’ro%enmeats, fishand
poultry:
o
Always remove store wrappings.
QI&wrapin foil,filmor waxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately.
To
storecheese,wrupwellwith
\\’tl#X]XIIXX
01”il\UIRillUIN [’L}il, ~11.~Wlt
in d piastic bag.
* Ch21’ully lvrap 10 expd air d
help pl”wlll mold.
* ,Store prqmkagd chccw in its
(Nvn wwppillg if you wish,
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Finc quality
ice ream, wi(h high crmn umtunt,
will normally require sligh[ly k)wcr
lmpmturcs than more
“airy”
;LII.c;l(ly-pLlcl{tig’L:t~brands wil,hlow
Cl”canl
content.
~ It will
benecessarytoexpcrinmritto
determinethe!’rccmrconlpamncnt
locationantitempcratw.ccontrol
settingtolwcpyouricecreamalthe
rightservingtelllpclZltUl”e,
~l-herearofthefreezercompartment
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
Tips 011fl”eezing foods
Therearethreeessentialrequirements
foreffkienthomefreezing.
1.
Mia!l quality.Freezeonlytop-
qualityfoods.Freezingretainsquality
andflavor;it
cannot improve quality.
2. sped The quicker fruits and
yegetflbles are frozen
afterpicking,
thebetterthe frozenproductwill
be. You’Hsavetime,too,withless
culling and sortingtodo.
3. li%wpe~+packaging.Usefood
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing;they’rereadilyavailable
at most food stores.
Tofreeze
meat,fishand poultry,
wrap well
in f’reczer-weight foil (or
otkr heavy-dutywrapping material)
forming it
cwcfully to [he shq~ of
the
contents, Thisexpelsair.Fold
iilld cri Illp CIILiS of tk! pmkige t(l
pmvidc L1good, lasting seal.
ihll’[ J’L2[’I”CWUl)l~[lt [h:lt h:lS
(!Ompk?tdy thawd; Immt, whether
raw or (NOM, (.![11)hc l’romn
SU(XXSSfLllly Ody O11CL3.
Limitfreezingof fresh(uni’rmm)
II1(M(S 01- St!d’OOdS to 20 pOUlldS fit
a
timc,
~7[]n”~()~~~~~~~~~~~&*,
IDSl(N.clikethingstogether,This
savesbothlimeand;Ieclrjcity
bccauscyoucanf’incifoodsf’aster,
~Placetheoldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
QIJscshelveson thedoorformost
oftenusedsaucesandcondiments.
1’0savt! money in
(x-M”gy
andfoodcosts
~Covermoist foods withtigh[lids,
plasticfilmor foil,
aLeafVegetablesand
l:rllits placed
in drawers will last Iongcr when
stored in clod plastic containers
or wrappd in
plasticfilm.
$Donotoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwitha lot
of warmfoodatonce.
eOpenthedoorthefewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
~Whengoingoutoftownforseveral
days,leave as fewperishablesas
possibleintherefrigerator.If your
refrigeratorhas an icemaker,move
theicemakerfeelerarmto the
$3T0P(up)position and shutoff
waterto therefrigerator.