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Dim MONTHS
‘IN -
Eatingqualitydrops FW+RATOR FFiEFWl
aftertim shown 35°to400F.
FreshNieals
i?oasts(Beef&Lamb).,,,... 3t05
Roasts(Pork&Veal)..,.,,.. 3t05
Steaks(Beef).............. 3t05
Chops(Lamb)............. 3t05
Chops(Pork) .............. 3t05
Ground&StewMeats....... lto2
VarietyMeats.. .. . .. .. . .. .. lto2
Sausage(Pork)............ 1to2
PrtmmedMeats
Bacon................... 7
Frankfurters,.............. 7
Ham(Whoie),,......, ..... 7
Ham(Half).. .............. 3t05
Ham(Slices).............. 3
LuncheonMeats.. .. . . .. .. . 3t05
Sausage(Smoked)......... 7
Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry)..,, 14t021
COOla%Nieaki
CookedMeatsand
MeatDishes............. 3t04
Gravy&MeatBroth........, lto2
Fresh PoliNy
Chicken&TWkey(Whole),... lto2
Chicken(Pieces)........... lto2
Turkey(Pieces)............. lto2
Duck&Goose(Whole)....... lto2
Giblets................... lto2
Pieces(CoveredwithBroth).,. lto2
Pieces(NotCovered)........ 3t04
CookedPoultryDishes,...... 3t04
FriedChicken,...... ....... 3t04
flo~
6to12
4t08
6to12
6t09
3t04
3t04
3t04
lto2
1
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lto2
lto2
lto2
Freezing
notrecorm-
mended.
2t03
2t03
12
9
6
6
3
6
1
4t06
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(~t~~~f~~~fO~~@a~S&~OU!t~)FREEZER
Mostfruitsandvegetables.. .., ., .. .8.12monthshs
Leanfish..........................6-8months
Fattyfish,rollsandbread$
Soups,stew,casseroles., ., ., ., ... ..2-3 months
Cake&pie$sandwiche&
leftovers(cooked~
Icecream(originalcarton)..,... .. .,.l monthmax.
Newtechniquesareconstantlybeingdeveloped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtensionService
oryourlocal UtilityCompanyforthelatest
informationonfreezingandstoringfoods,
*LM.DepattmentofAgriculture
Meats,fishandpoultrypurchased
fromthe storevaryinqualityand
age;conseqwmtly,safestorage
timeinyourrefrigeratorwillvary.
Tostoreunfrozenmeah, fish and
poultry:
@Alwaysremovestorewrappings.
@Rewrapinfoil,filmorwaxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately.
Tostorecheese, wrapweUwfih
waxpaperoraluminumfoil,orput
inaplastic bag.
@Carefullywraptoexpelairand
helppreventmold.
@Storepre-packagedcheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish.
Tostore vegetables,usethe
vegetabledrawers-they’vebeen
designedtopreservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessof~roduce.
~Coveringvegetableswithamoist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
@Asafifiheraid tofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.
Note:Specialjieshfoodcompamnt
drawers(onmodelssoequipped)
makeitunnecessarytowrapcetiain
jbodswhichthey>ebeendesigned
topreserve.Thesedrawersare
describedonpageslOandll,
T’ostoreicecrearm-Fine-quality
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more’’airy’’alreadpackageded
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
@Itwillbenecess~toexperimentto
determinethefreezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyourice creamat
therightservingtemperature.
~Ther~offiefr~mrcomp~ent
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
Tipson freezingfoods
Therearethreeessentialrequirements
forefficienthomefreezing.
1. Initial quality.Freezeonlytop-
qualityftis. Freezingretainsquality
andflavor;itcannotimprovequality.
2. Speed. Thequickerfruitsand
vegetablesarefrozenaflerpicking,
thebetterthefrozenproductwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cullingandsortingtodo.
3. Proper LJsefood
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing;they’rer;adily available
atmostfoodstores.
Tofreezemeat, fishandpoultry,
wrapwellinfreezer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial)
formingitcarefullytotheshapeof
thecontents.Thisexpelsair.Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
provideagood,lastingseal.
Don’trefreezemeatthathas
completelythawed;meat,whether
raworcooked,canbefrozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodstonumberof
poundsatatimeasfollows:
TFX22R,TFXH22R,
TFX22V.. .. .,.....21 pounds
TFX24R,TFXW24R,
TFX24V. . . . . . . . . . .26 pounds
Formmmkme. e e
@Storelikethingstogether.This
savesbothtimeandelectricity
becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster.
~Placetheoldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
@Useshelvesonthedoorformost
oftenusedsaucesandcondiments.
@Usethemeatdrawerformeats
youdonotfreeze.
To save money in energy
and foodCosb
ePlacemostperishableitems,such
asmilk,creamorcottagecheese,
towardtherearofthetopshelf,as
theywillstaycoldestinthispart
ofthefreshfoodcompartment.
@Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
6Leafvegetablesandfruitsplacedin
drawemwilllastlongerwhenstored
inclosedplasticcontainersor
wrappedinplasticfilm.
@Donotoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwithalot
ofwarmfoodatone time.
@Openthedoorthefewesttimes
possibletosaveelectricalenergy.
@Whengoingoutoftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
aspossibleintherefrigerator.Set
theicemakertothe“O~F”position
andshutoffwatertotherefrigerator.
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