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Food storage guide

STORING FRESH FOOD

There IS a right way to package and store refrig-

erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,

take the time to study these recommended steps.

Leaty Vegetables., Remove store wrapping and

trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wash In

cold water and drain Place in plastic bag or plastic

container and store in crisper Cold, morst air helps

keep leafy vegetables fresh and crrsp.

Vegetables with Skh (carrots, peppers). Store

in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container

Frults Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in

plastic bags or crrsper. Do not wash or hull berries

until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries In

therr store container in a crisper, or store in a loosely

closed paper bag on a refrrgerator shelf.

Meat* Meat is perishable and expensive you

won’t want to waste an ounce of it through careless

handling. The following list and chart give you pack-

aging hints and time limtts. State meat In the meat

pan.

Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in

the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can

be frozen for as long as one month If the seal

not

broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer, you

should wrap It with special freezer wrapping maternal.

Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the

market wrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum foil

for storing it unfrozen.

Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with

plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately

Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,

bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in origi-

nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap in

plastic wrap or aluminum foil.

Canned Ham. State in refrigerator unless the la-

bel says it’s okay to store on the shelf. Do not freeze.

Fresh Poultry...Wrap in plastic wrap. The plastic

wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for

storage.

STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*

lLPe

ApproxlmatoTlme

Varlety Meats

(days) , to 2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chlcken

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 to2

Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2

Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5

Cured Meats . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to 10

Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7

Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :. 3 to5

*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given.

follow the directions for freezing.

NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the

same day as purchased

Eggs Store without washing in the original car-

ton or use the Utrllty Bin that came with your

refrigerator.

Mllk...Wlpe milk cartons For best storage. place

milk on Interior shelf.

Beverages...Wrpe bottles and cans. Store on a

door shelf or InsIde the refrtgerator.

Bulter...Keep opened butter In covered dish or in

the Butter Compartment. When storing an extra sup-

ply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze

Cheese

.Store In the otigrnal wrapping until

you are ready to use It. Once opened, re-wrap

tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil

Condlments .Store small jars and bottles (cat-

sup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where

they are in easy reach.

leftovers .Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or

aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and

transferrtng food odors Plastic containers with tight

llds are fine, too.

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