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Newtechniquesamconstantiybeingdeveloped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtension
ServiceoryourlocalUtilityCompanyforthe
Iatestinformationonfreezingandstonngfoods.
*US. DepatimentofAgriculture
Meats,fishandpoultrypurchased
fromthestorevaryinqualityand
age;consequently,safestorage
timeinyourrefrigeratorwillvary.
‘lbstore meat$,fish and
@Alwaysremovestorewrappings.
@Rewrapinfbil~filmorwaxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately.
inaplasticbag.
~Carefl.dlywraptoexpelairand
helppreventmold.
@Storepre-package$cheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish.
TOstorevegetabks,usethe
vegetabledrawers—they’vebeen
designedto preservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessofproduce.
@Coveringvegetableswithamoist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
~~ atier ~d tofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.
Note:Specialfieshfoodcompartment
drawers(onmodelssoequipped)
makeitunnecessarytowrapcertain
foodswhichtheybebeendesigned
topreserve.l%esedrawersare
describedonpage&
Tostoreicecremrkl?ine-qwdity
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more“airy”already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
eIt
will be necessarytoexperimentto
determinethe fkeezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
therightservingtemperature.
~TheH ofthef.ieezercompartment
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
Tipsm foods
Therearethreeessential
requirementsforefficienthome
freezing:
L Initial quality.Freezeonly
top-qualityfoods.Freezingretains
qualityandflavor;itcannot
improvequality.
2. Speed.Thequickerfruitsand
vegetablesarefrozenafterpicking,
thebetterthefrozenproductwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cullingandsortingtodo.
‘3.Proper
Use food
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing,
TOf!reeze
meat,fish and
wrapwellinfreezer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial)
formingit carefullytotheshapeof
thecontents.Thisexpelsair.Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
providea good,lastingseal.
Don’trefreezemeatthathas
completelythawed;meat,whether
rawor cooked,canbefrozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodsto numberof
poundsatatimeasfollows:
TFX19,TI?X20 . . . . . .
.20pounds
TFX22 . . . . . . . . . . . .
..21 pounds
TFX24. . . . . . . . . . . .
..26 pounds
For convenience.
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@Storealllikethingstogether.This
notonlysavestime,butelectricity—
becauseyoucanfmdfoodsfaster.
@Placethe oldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
@Useshelvesonthedoorformost
oftenusedsaucesandcondiments.
~Usethemeatdrawer,ifyour
modelhasone,formeatsyoudo
notfreeze.
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Placemostperishableitems
towardtherear ofthetopshelfas
theywillstaycoldestinthispart
oftheIlesh foodcompartment.
@Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
@Leafvegetablesandfruitsplaced
in storagedrawerswilllastlonger
whenstoredinclosedplastic
containersorwrappedinplasticfilm.
@Do notoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwithalot
ofwarmfoodatonce.
@Operithedoorthefewesttimes
possibletosaveelectricalenergy.
emen
goingoutoftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
aspossiblein refrigerator.Ifyour
refrigeratorhasanicemaker,setthe
icemakertotheOFFpositionand
shutoffwatertotherefrigeratcm