|
Food
|
Storage
Time
|
Special
Handling
|
| Baking Powder or
soda |
18 months |
Keep in airtight
container after opening |
| Boullion Cubes |
1 year |
|
| Cake Mixes |
1 year |
|
| Canned foods - commercial |
1 year |
|
| Cereals |
Check package Date |
Keep in airtight
container after opening |
| Chocolate, baking |
1 year |
Keep in a cool place |
| Coconut |
1 year |
Refrigerate opened
packages |
| Coffee, fresh ground |
2 to 3 weeks |
Refrigerate or freeze
opened packages |
| Flour, all-purpose |
15 months |
|
| Flour, whole wheat |
6 months |
Refrigerate or freeze
during warm weather |
| Fruit, dried |
6 months |
Refrigerate opened
packages |
| Gelatin |
18 months |
Keep in a dry place |
| Herbs, dried |
1 year |
Keep in a cool dark
place. Refrigerate red spices. |
| Honey |
1 year |
|
| Jams, jellies |
1 year |
Refrigerate after
opening |
| Macaroni, spaghetti,
dried pasta |
1 year |
Keep in airtight
container after opening |
| Molasses |
2 years |
|
| Nonfat dry milk
powder |
6 months |
Keep in airtight
container after opening |
| Olive Oil |
1 year |
Keep in a tightly
capped bottle away from light and heat |
| Peanut Butter |
6 months |
Refrigerate during
warm weather |
| Pudding Mixes |
1 year |
|
| Rice, white |
Indefinite |
Keep in airtight
container in a cool dark place |
| Salad Dressings,
commercial |
6 months |
Refrigerate after
opening |
| Shortening |
8 months |
Store in a cool
dark place |
| Sugar, brown |
4 months |
Keep in airtight
container after opening |
| Sugar, granulated |
2 years |
Keep in airtight
container after opening |
| Syrups - corn, maple
& flavored |
1 year |
Refrigerate maple
syrup after opening |
| Vegetable Oil |
1 year |
Keep in a tightly
capped bottle away from light and heat |
| Yeast, Active Dry |
Check Package Date |
Refrigerate during
warm weather |