‘h storecheese,wrapwellwith
wwaxpaperor aluminumfoil,orput
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aftertimeshown 35~ i’!40w ;!~
Roasts(Beef& Lamb). . . . . 3to 5
Roasts(Pork&Veal)...... 3to5
Steaks(Beef). .......... 3to5
Chops(Lamb). . . . . . . . . . . 3to 5
Chops(Pork). .......... 3to 5
Ground&StewMeats. . . . . 1to 2
VarietyMeats. . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2
Sausage(Pork)... ....... 1to 2
FhcessedMeats
Bacon. ............... 7
Frankfurters... . . . . . . . . . 7
Ham(Whole). , . . . . . . . . . 7
Ham(Half) ............. 3to 5
Ham(Slices). .. .. . . . . . . . 3
LuncheonMeats.. . . . . . . . 3to 5
Sausage(Smoked). . . . . . . . 7
Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry). . . 14to 21
CookedNteds
CookedMeatsand
MeatDishes. ......... 3to 4
Gravy&MeatBroth. . . . . . . 1to 2
Frtxhl%ultry
Chicken&Turkey(Whole). . . 1to2
Chicken(Pieces). . . . . . . . . 1to2
Turkey(Pieces). ......... 1to 2
Duck& Goose(Whole). ... 1to 2
Giblets.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to2
cookedP(w’y
Pieces(Coveredwith Broth) lto2
Pieces(Not Covered).. . . . . 3to 4
CookedPoultryDishes. . . . . 3to 4
FriedChicken.. ......... 3to 4
kwtm
6to 12
4to 8
6to 12
6to 9
3to 4
3to 4
3to 4
1to 2
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1to 2
1to 2
1to 2
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not recom-
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2to 3
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(~h~~th~flfO~~MtS&~OU~t~)FREEZER
Mostfruits andvegetables. ........8-12 months
Leanfish. .....................643months
Fattyfish, rolls andbreads,
soups, stew,casseroles. ........2-3 months
Cakes,pies, sandwiches,
Ieft-overs(cooked),
Icecream(originalcarton). .. ....1 monthmax.
Newtechniquesareconstantlybeingdeveloped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtension
Serviceor yourlocalUtility Companyfor the
!atestinformationonfreezingandstoringfoods.
*U.S.DepaflmentofAgriculture
Meats,fishandpouhy purchased
fromthestorevaryinqualityand
age;consequently,safestorage
time inyourrefrigeratorwillvary.
lb store Unfrozenmeats, fishand
poultry:
@Alwaysremovestorewrappings.
@Rewrapinfoil,fihmor waxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately.
inaplasticbag.
@Carefdly wraptoexpelairand
helppreventmold.
~Storepre-packagedcheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish.
‘h storevegetables,usethe
vegetabledrawers—they’vebeen
designedtopreservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessofproduce.
~Coveringvegetableswithamoist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
~~ afifier Adtofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.
Note:Spectilfieshfoodcompartment
drawersmukeitunnecessarytowrap
manyfoodsthey’vebeendesigned
topreserve.Thesedrawersare
describedonpage10
Tostoreicecream-Fine-quality
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more“airy”already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
*It will benecessarytoexperknentto
determinetheIieezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
therightservingtemperature.
sTheIWUofthefnxzercompartment
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
‘rips‘on freezingfoods
Therearethreeessential
requirementsforefficienthome
freezing:
1.Initialquality.Freezeonly
top-qualityfoods.Freezingretains
qualityandflavor;itcannot
improvequality,
2. Speed.Thequickerhits and
vegetablesare frozenafterpicking,
thebetterthefrozenproductwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cullingandsortingtodo.
3.Proper packaging,Usefood
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing,
‘mfreezemeat,fish and pm.dtry,
wrapwellinfreezer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial)
formingitcarefiliytotheshapeof
thecontents.Thisexpelsair.Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
provideagood,lastingseal.
Don’trefreezemeatthathas
completelythawed;meat,whether
rawor cooked,canbefrozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Unit freezingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodsto20poundsat
atime.
For commliemx.••
eStorealllikethingstogether.This
savesbothtimeandelectricity,
becauseyoucanfmdfoodsfhster.
ePlacetheoldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
oUseshelvesonthedoorformost
oftenusedsaucesandcondiments.
@Usethemeatdrawerformeats
youdonotfkeeze.
~sawmoneyinenergy
andf’d Cwt$:
~Placemostperishableitemssuch
asmilk,creamorcottagecheese
towardtherear ofthetopshelf;
theywillstaycoldestinthispartof
thefreshfoodcompartment.
@Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
~Leafvegetablesandfruitsplaced
in storagedrawerswilllastlonger
whenstoredin closedplastic
containersorwrappedinpkisticMm.
~DOnotoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwithalot
ofwarmfoodatonce.
~Openthedoorthefewesttimes
possibletosaveelectricalenergy.
~men goingoutoftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
aspossiblein therefrigerator.Set
theicernakertotheOFl?position
andshutoffwatertotherefrigerator.
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