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Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham, bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc , keep best in original wrapprngs. Once opened, tightly re-wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the label 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.

STORAGECHARTFORFRESHANDCUREDMEAT* We Approxlmate llme (days)
There is a right way to package and store refrigerated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer, take the time to study these recommended steps Leafy Vegetables. Remove store wrapping and trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wash tn cold water and drain Place in plastic bag or plastrc container and store in crisper Cold, moist air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers).. Store in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container Fruits .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 their store container in a crisper. or store In a loosely 1 ctosed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf Varlety Meats .................... Chicken .......................... Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it02 1 to2 1 to 2 3 to 5 7 to10 St07 3 to 5

*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.

MeatMeat IS pertshable and expensive you won�t want to waste an ounce of it through careless handling. The following list and chart give you packaging hints and trme limrts Store 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 IS not broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer, you should wrap it with special freezer wrapprna material 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.

Eggs .Store without washing In the origlnal carion or use the Utility Bin that came with your refrigerator Milk Wipe milk cartons For best storage, place milk on interior shelf Beverages ..Wipe bottles and cans Store on a door shelf or Inside the refrigerator. Butter Keep opened butter In covered dash or In the Utilrty Compartment When storing an extra supply, wrap in freezer packagrng and freeze. Cheese .Store In the origrnal 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 (catsup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where they are in easy reach. leftovers Cover leftovers with plastrc wrap or aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and transferrrng food odors Plastic containers with trght lids are fine, too

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