[net.cooks] storing food query

mem@sii.UUCP (Mark Mallett) (01/29/84)

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In response to the request for information on how long to keep things,
here is my timetable for keeping foods:

food type	When to throw away
---- ----	---- -- ----- ----

porkchops	they feel greasy

hamburg		2 stages; the first involves restricting the opening of
		the refrigerator.  The second stage is when the first
		stage doesn't contain the smell; then throw it away.

brocoli		Try to balance it in the middle, if both ends dangle
		then it isn't good any more.

lettuce		gets wet.

boxes of	1 year.
chinese food

ice cream	When the box is half empty. (this takes about 3 months.)

carrots		When I bring home a package from the store and discover
		an unopened package at home.


I hope this helps.

Mark E. Mallett
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