Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

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As far as how long meat will last in the freezer without power, the official recommendation from FoodSafety.gov is to toss items if their temperature is higher than 40°F for more than 2 hours.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

Q. Last week, our power was turned off because of the strong winds. Unfortunately, we had to throw away a lot of food because our freezer and refrigerator were off for 2 days.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

Q. Last week, our power was turned off because of the strong winds. Unfortunately, we had to throw away a lot of food because our freezer and refrigerator were off for 2 days.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.