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Food storage guide
Vacation
and
moving
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Short Vacations.
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you ~111 be
away
for less than four weeks. Use up perishables;
freeze other items. If your refrigerator is equipped
with an automatic ice maker, I] turn it off; 2) shut off
the water supply to the ice maker; 3) empty the ice
bin.
long Vacations.
Remove all the food if you are going for a month
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...rinse well
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
. ..keeping them open far enough for air to get in.
This will keep odor and mold from building up.
Tape the blocks out ot a child’s reach...do
not allow children near the refrigerator when
the doors are blocked open.
To restart refrigerator, see “Using Your Refrigerator.”
Moving.
If your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic
ice maker, shut off the ice maker water supply a
day ahead of time. Disconnect the water line. After
the last supply of ice drops, lift the slgnal arm to turn
off the ice maker.
Remove all food. Pack frozen foods In dry ice
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly.
Remove everything that comes out Wrap all parts
well and tape them together so they don’t shift and
rattle.
Screw in the levelllng rollers; tape the doors
shut; tape the electric cord to the cabinet When
you get to your new home, put everything back and
refer to page 2
If your refrigerator has an automatic
Ice maker, reconnect the water supply
STORING FRESH FOOD
There is a right way to package and store refrig-
erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer,
take the time to study these recommended steps.
LeafyVegetables...Removestore
wrapping Trim
or tear off bruised and discolored areas. Wash In
cool water, drain and store In crisper. Cold, moist air
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. The
crispers have sealing gaskets to help keep humid air
in.
Vegetables with Skins
(carrots, peppers).. Store
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container
Fruits
Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in
plastic bags or crisper Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries in
their store container in a crisper, or store in a loosely
closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf
Meat-
Meat is perishable and expensive...you
won’t want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling. The following list and chart give you pack-
aging hints and time limits. Store meat in the meat
pan
Fresh, Prepackaged MeatLStore
fresh meat in
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can
be frozen for as long as one month if the seal is not
broken If you want to keep It frozen longer, you
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping material
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged.
Remove the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap loosely in
waxed paper or aluminum foil for stortng it unfrozen.
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat with
waxed paper, plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Store
immediately.
Cured or Smoked Meat and
Cold
Cuts.
Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in origi-
nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap In
plastic wrap or aluminum foil
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