84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 15, 2001 Family Living Focus by Margaret R. Maiehorn Cumberland Co. Extension Agent Time For Chill “Chill” is the theme for this year’s National and State Food Safety Education Month in Sep tember. Consumers know they need to cook food thoroughly to kill harmful bacteria. Let’s test your knowledge about “refrigera tor food safety:” • How long do you think it would take an eight-inch stock pot of steaming chicken soup to cool to a safe temperature in your refrigerator? Would you guess 24 hours? Our goal is to get food to 41°F in four hours, or at least to 70°F in two hours and 41°F in an additional four hours. • At room temperature, how long do you think it takes dan gerous bacteria to double in num ber? How about every 20 min utes. • Refrigerator temperatures slow the growth of bacteria. Right? Not always. Some danger ous bacteria, especially Listeria monocytogenes, actually contin ue to multiply at refrigerator temperatures. So, what are some good “chill” food safety rules? • Refrigerate promptly. Steaming hot food can go into the refrigerator. It is best to store hot food in shallow pans to speed cooling. Prompt refrigeration will keep food safe and won’t hurt the refrigerator. • Use a thermometer. Pur chase a refrigerator thermometer at a grocery store. Set the tem perature control in the refrigera tor to keep the food at or below 40°F. 55th Annual OLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY FAIR Located on the Oley Fire Company Fairgrounds Routes 73 & 662, Oley, PA BEG GUNS THE FABULOUS GREASEBAND JOHNBRESSLER • Don’t jam-pack the fridge. It is important for air to circulate and cool food quickly, so don’t pack every inch of the refrigera tor. Use the storage bin at the bottom of the refrigerator for raw ground meats. Salad greens and ready to eat foods should be on the top shelf and foods to be cooked below these. Store eggs in their original container. • Keep it clean. We regularly clean almost every thing in our kitchens, except the refrigerator. Spilled food on shelves is a per fect spot for bacteria to hide. Clean up spills right away and wash the refrigerator with hot, soapy water. Keep foods wrap ped or store in sealed containers to avoid cross contamination. • Pitch, pitch, pitch. Don’t keep food too long. It is better to throw food away than to jeopar dize your family’s health. The longer you’ve had the food, the greater chance that dangerous bacteria might be there. In general: fresh poultry and ground meat keep in the refriger ator two days; fresh meat up to five days; and most leftovers will keep three to four days. Vacuum packed meats last two weeks un opened; five to seven days if opened. For more information about these and other food safety is sues, contact Penn State Cooper ative Extension in your county, or access the Penn State food safety web page at: foodsafe ty.cas.psu.edu. • SAM - Judging of Exhibits • 11AM - 2:45PM - PA Dutch Program • IPM - I:4SPM - Tiggar & Tnxann • 4:3OPM - Children's Pedal Tractor Contest • 6PM - Farm Youth Vocational Agriculture Livestock Judging • 6:3OPM - Big Guns • 7:3OPM - Presentation of Commercial Exhibit Awards • B:3OPM - Big Guns FRIDA' • 10AM - Farm Youth Vo-Ag Dairy Judging Contest - Judging of Sheep - Tractor Pulling Contest - Lamb Trimming & Blocking Contest • IPM - Oley Valley High School Band • I:3OPM - Youth Pedal Tractor Pulling Contest • 4:3OPM - Big Wheel Contest • 6PM - Country Keys featuring Terry Hertzog & Lmette Mertz • 7:3OPM - The Fabulous Greaseband • 9:3OPM -The Fabulous Greaseband • 10AM - Garden Tractor & ATV Pull & Safe Tractor Driving Contest • 11AM - Bale Throwing Contest • 11AM - 3PM - Mid-Day Car Cruise • Noon - Country Keys featuring Terry Hertzog & Lmette Mertz • IPM - 3PM - Ringgold Band • I:3OPM - Adult Pedal Tractor Pulling Contest • 3PM - 6PM - Happy Dutchmen Strolling Band • 3:3OPM - Pie Eating Contest • 6:3OPM - Presentation of Department Trophies • 7PM & 9PM - John Brassier • 9:3OPM - Auction of Fair Exhibits ‘Got Milk?’ Xtreme Flavors Promotion Reaches Kids HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Milk is finally the “cool” beverage kids want. Not only is it a nutritious alternative to carbon ated soft drinks, new flavors and new packaging has made milk the fun alternative that kids are excited about. This fall, “got milk?®” Xtreme Flavors is driv ing the sale of flavored milk even further. From Aug. 27 to Sept. 30, su permarket chains throughout the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program (PDPP) service area and the U.S. carry the energetic message to kids, teens and moms to drink more flavored milk. Built on the national theme, re tailers are using feature ads and eye-catching point-of-sale materi als to get consumers’ attention. An incentive for retailers to get behind the promotion provides them with opportunities to run their own sweepstakes or in-store give-away of cool “got milk?®” Xtreme Flavors merchandise, in cluding mountain bikes, skate boards and scooters. PDPP works with area proces sors to expand the research of the “got milk?®” Xtreme Flavors promotion into independent re tailers, convenience stores, drug stores and mass merchandisers. By increasing the number of retailers participating, and thus, sell more milk for our dairy farmers. PDPP also implemented a local exten sion of the “got milk?®” Xtreme Flavors promotion a tie-in with the Carnegie Science Center in Pitts- burgh and Shop ‘n Save stores. SMBEI On the heels of the retail “got Flavored milk drove milk sales milk?®” Xtreme Flavors promo- in 2000. While flavored milk ac tion, the same theme will come to counted for only three percent of school cafeterias in October. Par- fluid milk sales, it accounted for ticipating schools will receive caf- 27 rcent share of OVfth Most etena posters, serving line lar flavors are choco . promotion pieces, student mcen tives and activity sheets. 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