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aftertimeshown 35°to400F,
Fu?shIWMS
Roasts(Beef&Lamb)....... 3t05
Roasts(Pork&Veal)........ 3t05
Steaks(Beef).............. 3t05
Chops(Lamb)............. 3t05
Chops(Pork).............. 3t05
Ground&StewMeats....... lto2
VarietyMeats.. ............ lto2
Sausage(Pork). ........... lto2
ProcessedMeats
Bacon................... 7
Frankfurters............... 7
Ham(Whole).............. 7
Ham(Half)................ 385
Ham(Slices)..............
LuncheonMeats........... 3t05
Sausage(Smoked)......... 7
Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry).... 14t021
CookedMeatsand
MeatDishes............. 3t04
Gravy&MeatBroth......... 1102
Chicken&~rkey(Whole) . ... lto2
Chicken(Pieces)........... lto2
IWkey(Pieces)............. lto2
Duck&Goose(Whole)....... lto2
Giblets................... lto2
Pieces(CoveredwithBroth)... lto2
Pieces(NotCovered)........ 3t04
CookedPoultryDishes....... 3t04
FriedChicken.............. 3t04
o°F.
6to12
4t08
6to12
6t09
3t04
3t04
3t04
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2t03
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6
6
3
6
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Mostfruitsandvegetables.. .. .. .. ... .8-12months
Leanfish ... ...... ,. .. .. .. .. ... ..6-8months
Fattyfish,rollsandbread&
soups,stew,casseroles.. .. .. .., ..2-3months
Cakespie$sandwiche$
leftovers(cooked~
Icecream(originalcarton).... .. .. ... lmonthmax,
Newtechniquesareconstantlybtingdev~oped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtensioflService
oryourlocal UtilityCompanyforthelatest
informationonfreezingandstoringfoods.
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IMeats,fishandpoultrypurchased
frornthestorevaryinquafityand
age;consequently,safestorage
timeinyourrefrigeratorwil~vary.
Tostore unfrozen lmeats,fish and
poultry:
~Alwaysremovestorewrappings.
QI&wrapin foil,filmor waxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately.
Tostoreeheese,wrapweflwtitil
waxpaper oralurninum foil,orput
inaplastic bag.
~Carefullywrap toexpel air and
helppreventmold.
*Storepre-packagedcheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish.
Tostore vegetables, usethe
vegetabledrawers—they’vebeen
designedtopreservethe natural
moistureand freshnessofproduce.
@Coveringvegetableswithamoist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
~Asafurther aidtofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescan be
storedin their originalwrapping.
Note:Specialfreshfoodcompa~ent
drawers(onmodelsso equipped)
makeitunnecessaryto wrapcertain
foods whichthey’vebeendesigned
topreserve. Xhesedrawersare
describedonpages9and L1.
‘lbstore ice cream—Fine-quality
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more“airy”already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
~Itwillbenecessarytoexperimentto
determinethe freezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
therightservingtemperature.
~Therearofthefreezercompartment
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
‘ripson freezingfoods
Therearethreeessentialrequirements
forefficienthomefreezing.
LInitial qua;ity.Freezeonlytop-
qualityfoods.Freezingretainsquality
andflavor;itcannotimprovequality.
2. Speed. Thequickerfruitsand
vegetablesarefrozenafterpicking,
thebetterthefrozenproductwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cullingandsortingtodo.
3. Proper packaging.Usefood
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing;they’rereadilyavailable
at mostfoodstores.
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A%@&.
TofI”eeze meat,fisha-d poultry,
wrapwellinfreezer-weightfoil(or =
otherheavy-dutywrappi~gmaterial
formingitcarefullyto the shapeof
thecontents.Thisexpelsair. Fold
andcrimp endsofthe packageto
provideagood,lastingseal.
Don’trefreezemeatthathas
completelythawed;meat, whether
rawor cooked,canbe frozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh (unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodstonumberof
poundsat atimeas follows:
TBX20,TBX21,TBX22.. .....19
T13X24,TBX25,TBXW25.. ...22
ForComdeme. @●
~Storelikethingstogether.This
savesbothtimeandelectricity
becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster.
@Placetheoldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
@Useshelvesorbinsonthedoor
formostoftenusedsaucesand
condiments.
@Usethemeatdrawer,onmodels “k
soequipped,fortemporarystorage
ofmeatsyoudonotfreeze.
TOsave inema’gy
andf’umllcosts
~Placemostperishableiterns,such
asmilk,creamorcottagecheese,
towardtherearofthetopshelf,as
theywillstaycoldestinthispart
ofthefreshfoodcompartment.
QCovermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmorfoil.
@Leafvegetablesandfruitsplacedin
drawerswilllastlongerwhenstored
inclosedplasticcontainersor
wrappedinplasticfilm.
@Donotoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwithalot
ofwarmfoodatonce.
@Openthedoorthefewesttimes
possibletosaveelectricalenergy.
@Whengoingoutoftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfew-perishables-:,.
r.“3f.:-::,
aspossibleintherefrigerator.If “~
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yourrefrigeratorhasanicernaker,
movethe icemakerfeelerarmto ,~)
theOFF (up)positionandshutoff ‘N.-;+)
watertotherefrigerator.