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STORING FRESH FOOD
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There is a right way to package and store refrrg-
Short Vacations. ?
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,
take the time to study these recommended steps
be away for only a few weeks Use up the perish- leafy Vegetables .Remove the store wrap-
ables; freeze other items If your refrigerator is ping and trim or tear off bruised and discolored
equipped with an automatic Ice maker, turn off areas Wash in cool water and drain Leave some
your ice maker: 1) raise the rsignal arm; 2) shut off water on the leaves as they go into the crisper. Cold,
the water supply to the Ice maker Empty the ice
bin moist air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and
crisp. Your refrigerator has sealing gaskets to help
keep that humid air in the crtsper
long Vacations. Vegetables with Skins (tomatoes, peppers]
Wash, dry and store In a crisper
Remove all the food If you are going for a Fruits Wash, dry and store In a crrsper Do not
month or more. If your refrigerator is equipped wash or hull berries until they are ready to use. Sort
with an automatic ice mcker, at least a day
ahead, turn off the water supply to the ice maker. and keep berries in their store container in a crisper,
When the last load of ice drops, lift the signal or store in a loosely closed paper bag on a refriger-
arm. ator shelf
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it...rinse well
and dry. Tape rubber or wood blocks to both
doors...keeping them open far enough for airto
get in. This will keep odor and mold from build-
ing up.
Tape the blocks out of a child?s reach...do
not allow children near the refrigerator when
the doors are blocked open.
Meat Meat IS perrshable and expensive you
To restart refrigerator, see ?Using Your
Refrigerator.? won?t want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling The following list and chart grve you pack-
aging hints and time limits Store meat In the meat
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Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in
If your refrigerator is equipped with an auto- the store wrapping You can freeze it In the wrap
matic ice maker, shut off the ice maker water
supply a day ahead of time. Disconnect the and store tt for one or two weeks If you want to keep
water line. After the last supply of ice drops, lift It frozen longer, you should wrap it with specral freezer
the signal arm to turn off the ice maker. wrapping material.
Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry ice. Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap loosely in
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly. waxed paper or alumrnum foil for storing It unfrozen
Remove everything that comes out. Wrap all Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
parts well and tape them together so they don?t
shift and rattle. waxed paper, plastic wrap or aluminum forI Store
Screw in the leveling rollers; tape the doors lmmedrately
shut; tape the electric cord to the cabinet. When Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
you get to your new home, put everything back, bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc , keep best in orlgi-
nal wrappings Once opened, tightly re-wrap in
level it, reconnect the water supply and refer to plastic wrap or aluminum foil
the ?Before Using...? page.
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