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Vacation
and
moving
care
Short Vacations.
No need
to sbIJ off the refrlgerotor
If you ~111 be
away
for less tb8Jfi four
weeks
Use up the
perish
fables
freeze
o+'ler
Items
Tur-1 off your
ice
maker.
short off the water
supply
empty
the ice bin
long
Vacations.
Remove
all the food
If YOU are going
for a month
#x more
At leas:
o day
ahead,
turr
off the water
supply
to the IX
maker
When
the last load
of Ice
drops,
turr off ihe, ice maker
Clnplug
the
retrlgerator
arId
clear
It
rinse
well
slrd
ary Tape
rubber
or wocG
blocks
to both
doors
Keeping
them
Iper:
far enougn
for air to get
in
'his wI/I keep
cdx
and
rnold from bullding
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 refrlg.>rator
see
Using Your Refrigerator
Moving.
Shut off t?e IX
Taker
v,ater
supply
o day ahead
cf time
Dlscorne
-t the water
IIne After the last sups
pi\; of 2e drops
+ lrp off the Ice maker
7emove
oil fo< Id
Pack
frozen
foods
in dry
ice
bnpluy
the refrlgt,ralor
and
clear:
It thoroughly
Re-
71ove everythlng
ITat 2omes
O~J? Wrap ali parts
wel'
ord
taoe
them tcr?etbersc
they don t shift and rattle
Scre;u
In the ie el.if'g
legs
tape
the doors
shut
tape
the electric
.:ord to the cabinet
When you get
to your new home
put everything
back,
and refer to
page
2 Don't
for let to reconnect
the water
supply
hoe
Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There
IS a right
day
to package
and
store refrig-
erated
or frozen
foods
To keep
foods
fresher,
longer,
take
the ttme to study these recommended
steps.
Leafy Vegetables
Remove
store wrapping
Trim
or tear
off bruised
and
discolored
areas.
Wash
in
cool
water,
drown 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
uvtll they are ready
to use Sort and
keep
berries
in
their store container
In a crisper,
or store In a loosely
closed
paper
bog
on a refrigerator
shelf
Meat.
Meat
IS perishable
and expensive.
you
won't
want
to waste
an ounce
of It through
careless
bandllng
The followlng
list and chart
give you pack-
aging
hints and
time
Ilmlts.
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 with special
freezer
wrapping
materlcl
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
or aluminum
foil
Store
Immediately.
Cured
or Smoked
Meat
and Cold
Cuts.
Ham,
bacon
sausage,
cold
cuts, etc., keep
best In origl-
nal
wrappings
Once
opened,
tightly
re-wrap
in
plastic
wrap
or aluminum
foil
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