Just contact the HMBANA site and ask the question.  Previous Milk Bank
Director in Lex.
Kate Y. Pierce
Lexington KY 40503
859-277-2988
859-278-0880

----- Original Message -----
From: "Flossie Rollhauser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: Milk storage and milk banks


> I'm thinking about basic food storage here; if you thaw food from the
> freezer, say a batch of spaghetti sauce, for example, and heat it for a
> meal, you can then refreeze the leftovers safely.  I think the key here
> is heating the food, as in pasteurizing human milk at the food bank
> before refreezing.
> Beyond that, I've always understood what many others have said: if there
> are still at least half ice crystals, milk can be refrozen, but I don't
> think I've ever seen any scientific evidence to back this up. Is there
> anybody from HMBANA on this list?
> Flossie Rollhauser
>
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