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Bacon and Sausage
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Bacon
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7 days
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1 month
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Sausage, raw from pork, beef, chicken or turkey
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1-2 days
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1-2 months
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Smoked breakfast links, patties
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7 days
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1-2 months
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Hard sausage - pepperoni, jerky sticks
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2-3 weeks
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1-2 months
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Summer sausage labeled "Keep Refrigerated" - unopened
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3 months
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1-2 months
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Summer sausage labeled "Keep Refrigerated" - opened
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3 weeks
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1-2 months
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Beverages, Fruit
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Juices in cartons, fruit drinks, punch - unopened
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3 weeks
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8-12 months
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Juices in cartons, fruit drinks, punch - opened
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7-10 days
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8-12 months
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Dairy
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Butter
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1-3 months
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6-9 months
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Buttermilk
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7-14 days
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3 months
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Cheese, hard (such as Cheddar, Swiss) - unopened
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6 months
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6 months
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Cheese, hard - opened
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3-4 weeks
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6 months
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Cheese, soft (such as Brie, Bel Paese)
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1 week
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6 months
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Cottage Cheese, Ricotta
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1 week
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Doesn't freeze well
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Cream Cheese
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2 weeks
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Doesn't freeze well
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Cream - whipped, ultrapasteurized
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1 month
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Doesn't freeze
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Cream - whipped, sweetened
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1 day
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1-2 months
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Cream - aerosol can, real whipped cream
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3-4 weeks
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Doesn't freeze
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Cream - aerosol can, non-dairy topping
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3 months
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Doesn't freeze
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Cream, Half and Half
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3-4 days
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4 months
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Eggnog, commercial
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3-5 days
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6 months
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Margarine
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4-5 months
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12 months
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Milk
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7 days
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3 months
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Pudding
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Package date or 2 days after opening
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Doesn't freeze
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Sour cream
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7-21 days
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Doesn't freeze
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Yogurt
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7-14 days
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1-2 months
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Deli & Vacuum-Packed Products
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Store-prepared (or homemade) egg, chicken, tuna, ham, macaroni salads
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3-5 days
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Doesn't freeze well
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Dough
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Tube cans of rolls, biscuits, pizza dough, etc.
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Use By Date
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Don't freeze
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Ready-to-bake pie crust
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Use By Date
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2 months
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Cookie dough
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Use By Date
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2 months
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Eggs
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Fresh, in shell
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3-5 weeks
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Don't freeze
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Raw yolks, whites
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2-4 days
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1 year
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Hardcooked
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1 week
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Doesn't freeze well
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Liquid pasteurized eggs or substitutes - unopened
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10 days
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1 year
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Liquid pasteurized eggs or substitutes - opened
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3 days
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Doesn't freeze well
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Ham
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Corned beef in pouch with pickling juices
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5-7 days
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drained, 1 month
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Ham, canned, labeled "Keep Refrigerated" - unopened
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6-9 months
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Doesn't freeze
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Ham, canned, labeled "Keep Refrigerated" - opened
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3-5 days
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1-2 months
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Ham, fully cooked vacuum sealed at plant, undated, unopened
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2 weeks
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1-2 months
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Ham, fully cooked vacuum sealed at plant, dated, unopened
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Use By Date
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1-2 months
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Ham, fully cooked, whole
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7 days
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1-2 months
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Ham, fully cooked, half
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3-5 days
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1-2 months
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Ham, fully cooked, slices
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3-4 days
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1-2 months
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Hamburger
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Hamburger and stew meat
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1-2 days
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3-4 months
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Ground turkey, veal, pork, lamb and mixtures of them
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1-2 days
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3-4 months
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Hot Dogs and Luncheon Meats
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Refrigerator (40°F)
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Freezer (0°F)
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Hot dogs, unopened package
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2 weeks
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1-2 months
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Hot dogs, opened package
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1 week
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1-2 months
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Luncheon meats, unopened package
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2 weeks
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1-2 months
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Luncheon meats, opened package
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3-5 days
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1-2 months
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