THE
UNIVERSAL COMPENDIUM
Frozen
Food Storage Times
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| Food Item | Period |
| Fish, Meat | |
| Fish |
2-3
months |
| Oysters, crab, roe, lobster |
4-6
months |
| Raw meat |
8-12 months |
| Fried meat and poultry |
1-3
months |
| Roast meat and poultry |
2-4
months |
| Cooked meat dishes |
3-6
months |
| Meat loaf |
3-4
months |
| Ground meat |
3-4
months |
| Cured pork |
1-2 months |
| Fresh pork |
6-8
months |
| Poultry |
12
months |
| Dairy, Eggs | |
| Butter |
5-6
months |
| Hard or semi-hard cheeses |
6-12
months |
| Soft cheeses |
4
months |
| Cottage cheese |
1
month |
| Eggs |
12
months |
| Ice cream, sherbet |
1-3
months |
| Milk |
1
month |
| Baked goods | |
| Biscuits, baking powder, breads |
6
months |
| Cakes (angel, chiffon, sponge, cupcakes) |
6
months |
| Cakes, shortening (chocolate, nut, spice, etc.) |
6 months |
| Cheesecake |
4
months |
| Baked and unbaked cookies (except meringue) | 6 months |
| Fruitcake | 12 months |
| Muffins | 6-12 months |
| Unbaked pastry crust | 6-8 weeks |
| Baked pastry pie | 2-3 months |
| Chiffon pie | 1 month |
| Fruit or nut pie | 3-4 months |
| Mince pie | 6-8 months |
| Waffles | 1-2 months |
| Baked yeast breads | 6 months |
| Fruits | |
| All types | 12 months |
| Vegetables | |
| Uncooked onions | 3-6 month |
| Cooked vegetables | 1 month |
| Uncooked vegetable | 12 months |
| Other | |
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Appetisers
containing mayonnaise, sour cream, egg whites |
3-4 weeks |
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Dips
and spreads (without mayonnaise, sour cream, egg whites; may contain cheese, cold cuts, fish, or egg yolk mixes) |
12 months |
| Nuts | 6-8 months |
| Cooked pasta | 1 months |
| Soups, stews | 6 months |
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Sources Emery, C. The Encyclopedia of Country Living. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 2003.
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