Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a rrght way to package and store refrig-
erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher. longer.
take the time to study these recommended steps
Short Vacations. Leafy Vegetables...Remove store wrapping. Trim
or tear off bruised and drscolored areas. Wash in
No need to shut off the refrigerator of You will be cool water, drain and store In crisper. Cold. moist air
away for less than four weeks. Use up perishables. helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp.
freeze other items. If your refrigerator IS equrpped
with an automatic ice maker, 1) turn It off; 2) shut off Vegetables with Skins (tomatoes, peppers]
the water supply to the Ice maker, 3) empty the tee Wash. dry and store In a crisper
brn. Fruits Wash, dr\, and store In a crisper Do not
wash or hull berries until they are ready to use Sort
and keep berries In their store contarner in a crisper.
long Vacations. or store In a loosely closed paper bag on a refrrg-
Remove all the food if You are gorng for a month erator shelf
or more. If Your refrigerator IS equipped with an
automatic Ice maker, turn off the water supply to
the ice maker at least a day ahead When the last
load of ice drops, turn off the Ice maker
Unplug the refrigerator and clean It .rtnse well
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
keeping them open far enough for arr to get In.
This ~111 keep odor and mold from burldrng 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
won?t want to waste an ounce of It through careless
To restart refrigerator, see ?Usrng Your Refrigerator.? handling The followrng list and chart give you
packaging hints and trme limits
Moving. Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in
the store wrapping You can freeze It in the wrap
If your refrigerator is equrpped wrth an automatic and store It for one or two weeks. If you want to keep
ice maker, shut off the ice maker water supply a It frozen longer, You should wrap it wrth special
day ahead of trme Disconnect the water line. After freezer wrapping material
the last supply of ice drops, lift the signal arm to turn Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
off the Ice maker market wrapprng paper and re-wrap loosely in
Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry ice. waxed paper or alumrnum fort for storing rt unfrozen.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly. Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
Remove everythrng that comes out. Wrap all parts waxed paper, plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store
well and tape them together so they don?t shift and
rattle. immediately.
Screw in the levellrng legs; tape the doors Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
shut, tape the electric cord to the cabrnet. When bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best In orrgi-
you get to your new home, put everything back and nal wrapprngs. Once opened, tightly re-wrap in
refer to page 2. If your refrrgerator has an automatic plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
ice maker, reconnect the water supply
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