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Vacal
and
movin
care
Short Vacations.
No need
to shut off the refrigerator
if you will
be away
for only a few weeks. Use up the perish-
ables;
freeze
other
items. If your refrigerator
is
equipped
with an automatic
ice maker, turn off
your ice maker:
I] raise the signal
arm; 2) shut off
the water supply
to the ice maker. 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,
at least
a day
ahead,
turn off the water supply
to the ice maker.
When the last load
of ice drops,
lift the signal
arm.
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 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.
To restart
refrigerator,
see
"Using
Your
Refrigerator."
Moving.
If your refrigerator
is equipped
with an auto-
matic
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 signal
arm to turn off the ice maker.
Remove
all tood. 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 leveling
legs; tape the doors shut;
tape
the electric
cord to the cabinet.
When you
get to your
new
home,
put
everything back,
level
it, reconnect
the water
supply
and refer tc
the "Before
Using..." page.
6
Food storage
guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There
1s a rrght way
to package
and
store refng-
erated
or frozen
foods
To keep
foods
fresher,
longer,
take
the time
to study
these
recommended
steps
Leafy
Vegetables
.Remove
the
store
wrap-
ping
and
trim
or tear
off brutsed
and
discolored
areas.
Wash
In cool
water
and
drain
Leave
some
water
on the leaves
as they go Into the crisper
Cold,
moist
air helps
keep
leafy
vegetables
fresh
and
crisp
Vegetables
with
Skins
(tomatoes,
peppers]
Wash, dry and store In a crisper
Fruits
Wash,
dry and
store In a 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 refrig-
erator
shelf
Meat
Meat
IS perlshable
and
expensive.
you
won't
wont
to waste
an ounce
of it through
careless
handling.
The following
IIst and
chart
give
you
packaging
hints and
time
limits.
Fresh, Prepackaged
Meat.
Store fresh meat
in
the store
wrapping
You can
freeze
It rn the wrap
and store It for one or two weeks
If you want to keep
It frozen
longer,
you
should
wrap
It with
special
freezer
wrapplng
materral.
Fresh Meat,
Not Prepackaged.
Remove
the
market
wrapping
paper
and
re-wrap
loosely
In
waxed
paper
or aluminum
foil for storing
it unfrozen
Cooked
Meat.
Wrap
or cover
cooked
meat
with
waxed
paper,
plastic
wrap
o( aluminum
foil. Store
immediately.
Cured
or Smoked
Meat
and Cold
Cuts.
Ham,
bacon,
sausage,
cold
cuts, etc., keep
best in ortgi-
nal
wrappings.
Once
opened,
tightly
re-wrap
In
plastic
wrap
or aluminum
foil.
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