Food storage guide, Short Vacations, Moving

Food storage guide

STORING FRESHFOOD

Short Vacations.

No need to shut off the refrigerator If you WIII be away for less than four weeks. Use up perishables,

freeze other Items. If your refrigerator IS equtpped

with an automatrc Ice maker, 1) 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 refrrgerator is equipped wtth an

automatrc 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 refrrgerator and clean rt...rlnse well and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors keeping them open far enough for air to get In

This WIII keep odor and mold from burlding up.

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.

Leafy Vegetables. Remove store wrapping. Trim

or tear off brutsed and discolored areas. Wash In cool water, drain and store In crisper. Cold, morst air

helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp

Vegetables with Skins (carrots. peppers) .Store in crrsper, 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.

Tape the blocks out of 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	Drsconnect	the	water	lrne After

the last supply of Ice drops, lift the srgnal arm to turn off the Ice maker

Remove all food Pack frozen foods In dry Ice. Unplug the refrrgeratcx and clean It thoroughly

Remove everything that comes out. Wrap all parts well and tape them together so they don’t shaft and rattle.

Screw in the levellrng legs, tape the doors shut,

tape the electric cord to the cabinet When you get to your new home, put everythrng back and refer

to page 2. If your refrigerator has an automatic Ice

maker, reconnect the water supply


Meat’	Meat		is perishable		and	expensive..		you
won’t want to		waste		an ounce of it through			careless
handling.	The	followrng		list and	chart	grve	you	pack-
aging	hints and		time	limits.

Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store 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 wrth special freezer wrapping material

Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the

market wrapping paper and re-wrap loosely in waxed paper or alumrnum foil for storrng It unfrozen

Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with waxed paper, plastic wrap or alumrnum foil. Store immediately.

Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham. bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc , keep best in origt-

nal wrappings, Once opened, trghtly re-wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum forl.