Every year, thousands of callers to the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline aren't sure about the safety of items stored in their own home freezers. The confusion seems to be based on the fact that few people understand how freezing protects food. Here is some information on how to freeze food safely and how long to keep it.
HoustonâThe WoodlandsâSugar Land is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and the second-largest in Texas (after DallasâFort Worth) with a population of 6,490,180, as of U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2010 estimates.
1 Houston's population in 1850 was listed as 2,396. 2  The metro area's population of 5.95 million in 2010 is 6th largest among U.S. metropolitan statistical areas, according to www.census.gov, and a 26% increase since 2000.3  Harris County's population is 4,092,459. 1,526,006. 2  Houston's latitude is 29 degrees 45 minutes north and its longitude is 95 degrees 22 minutes west. 3  Houston is 43 feet above sea level. 4  The three-airport system served 49.5 million passengers in 2010, including over seven million international travelers.