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Fmh Meats
Roasts(Beef&Lamb)....,., 3to5
Roasts(Pork&Veal)........ 3to5
Steaks(Be@f). . .... ........ 3t05
Chops(Lamb)............. 3t05
Chops(Pork)............. 3t05
Ground&StewMeats....... 1to2
WrielyMeats..4 .......o. lt02
Sausage(Pork). ......... lto2
l?tJoc~sstx! Meals
Bacon 7
Frankfurters.............. 7
Ham(Whole)..... ......... 7
Ham(Half)................ 3:5
liam(Slices)..............
LuncheonMeats. ..... ..... 3t05
Sausage(Smoked)......... 7
Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry). ... 14to21
cooked Meats
CookedMeatsand
MeatDishes............. 3t04
Gravy&MeatBroth......... lto2
Fresh Pou!try
Chicken&Turkey(Whole). ... 1to2
Chicken{Pieces)........... lto2
Turkey(Pieces)............. lto2
Duck&Goose(Whole)....... 1to2
Gib~ets................... lto2
cooked Poult~
Pieces(CoveredwithBroth)... 1to2
Pieces(NotCovered)........ 3to4
CookedPoultryDishes....... 3to4
FriedChicken.............. 3t04
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6to12
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Mostfruitsandvegetables............8-12 months
l-eanfish..........................~-8 months
Fattyfish,rollsandbreads,
soups,stew,casseroles.............2-3monihs
Cakes,pies,sandwiches,
leftovers(cooked),
icecream(originalcarton)...........1monthmax.
New Techniquesareconstantlybeingdeveloped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtensionService
oryourlocalUtilityCompanyforthelatest
informationonfreezingandstoringfoods.
“W. DepartmentofAgricdture
Meats, fish andpoultrypurchased
fromthestorevaryinqualityand
age;consequently,safestorage
timeinyourrefrigeratorwillvary.
‘l-bstore unfrozen meats, fishand
poultry:
sAlwaysremovestorewrappings.
@Rewrapin foil,ilrn or waxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately.
Tostorecheese,wrapwellwith
waxpaperoraluminumfoil,or put
inaplasticbag.
*Carefullywraptoexpelairand
helppreventmo!d.
~Storepre-packagedcheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish.
Tostorevegetables,usethe
vegetabledrawers—-they’vebeen
designedtopreservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessofprodLlce.
@Coveringvegetableswithamoist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
@Asafurtheraidtofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.
Note:S’pecialfreshfoodcompartment
drawers(onmodels so equipped)
mukeitunnecessarytowrapcertain
foodswhichthe~}’vebeendesigned
topreserve.i’%esedrawersare
describedonpages8and10.
‘lbstoreicecremm—-Fine-quality
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more“airy”already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
@Itwillbenecessarytoexperimentto
determinethe freezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
therightservingtemperature.
~Therearofthefreezercompartment
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
mps on freezing foods
Therearethreeessentialrequirements
forefficienthomefreezing.
1. Initial quaMyoFreezeonlytop-
qualityfbods.Freezingretainsquality
andflavor;itcannotimprovequality.
2. Speed. Thequickerfruitsand
vegetablesarefrozenafterpicking,
thebetterthe frwen productwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cuHingand sortingtodo.
3. ll%ope~packaging.Usefood.
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing;they’rereadilyavailable
atmostfoodstores.
Tbfrime meat, fishand poIIltrY,
wrapwellinfrewer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial)
formingitcarefullytotheshapeof
thecontents,Thisexpelsair.Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
provideagood, lastingSU.4.
Don’trefmezcmeatthathas
completelythawed;meet,wh~dwr
raworcooked,canbefrozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsorseafoodstonumberof
poundsatatimeasfollows:
TBX21,TBX22., ..o. ... tt19tl9
TBX24,TJ3X25.....22......22
For @20KNwkw?.●@
oStorelikethingstogethef.This
savesbothtimeandelectricity
becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster.
~Placetheoldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
@Useshelvesorbinsonthedoor
formostoftenusedsaucesand
condiments.
@UsetheMeatDrawer,onmodels
soequipped,fortemporarystorage
ofmeatsyoudonotfreeze.
To save moneyhenergy
andfoodcosts
@+
Placemostperishableitems,such
asmilk,creamorcottagecheese,
towardtherear ofthetopshelf,as
theywiHstaycoldestinthispart
ofthefreshfoodcompartment.
@Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
@Leafvegetablesandfruitsplacedin
drawerswilllastlongerwhenstored
inclosedplasticcontainersor
wrappedinplasticfilm.
~Donotoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwithalot
ofwarmfoodatonce,
@Openthedoorthefewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
@Whengoingoutoftownfor
several.days,leaveasfewperishables
aspossibleintherefrigerator,If
yourrefrigeratorhasan icemakx,
movetheicemakerfeelerarmto
theOFF (up)positionand.shutoff
watertotherefrigerator.
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