The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-10
CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR.
Few simple suggestions hich
VIII Lead to Economy and
tleauliness.

The refrigerator Is one OF the iHpor-
tant household appanages for which The
chatelaine must hold herself directly
responsible. Servants are prone to be
phenomenally careless in this respect,
and refrigerator IN bad condition ~ "A
menace TO health The position al The
refrigerator Is important. II should not
be kept in the cellar or other damp lOCa-
ton. but should always be'placed where
it can be well lighted and drained.
Never allow the drain pipe to connect
with the sewer. 4 new refrigerator
should be allowed TO stand from T. to
q hours after the ice chamber Is liiIed
before any article Of food is placed IN
It, advises the New York Herald
In up-to-date houses there are sep
arate relrigerators Tor milk and butter
md meat. with still another compart-
nent for fruit and vegetables The
vegetable and milk compartments are
med as well as sEelved with heavy
glass Where one has no separated and
luarantincd divisions neither fish,
cheese. cabbage. onions nor bananas
ihOuld be kept In the general reiriger-
atOr. Their flavor will not only affect
the other food. but will render the but
ter. milk and any gelatinous prepara-
lions absolutely unfit TOR use. When
ARTIFICIAL ice is used care must be taken
not to let fish come in contact with Il,
IS the ammonia used in the freezing
4. All. 4 -.
aid directly on the lee, natural or arii-
fetal. as It extracts all the good meat
Juices
Ice should always be washed and laid
carefully in the lee box. not thrown in.
Mos house eepcrs contend from their
own CNl cricnce that ice wrapped in
thick coating OF newspapers lasts longer
han when left uncovered, but the man
lfacturcrs say IL should not be wrapped
in anything, as tina, prevents the free
circulation of cold air The inference
plain. If the saving in IN" ice hill is
The main object To he achieved. wrap
The ice. If. as In extremely hot weather,
here Is danger of the food spelling, UNI
cover one woman thinks she has SIM
pliied matters by covering the ortsi @
and top of her ice box with heavy
blanket lined with newspapers.
In getting ice It is a matter Of ccc"-
ory To put in rs large piec" rs pos
siblc ut first. In Oruer that the "ctriuor-
Gtur may become thoroughly cooled.
hen keep fun. or nearly su as a small
quantity of ice will melt ruch faster.
In small ice box % pounds pat in thr"a
times week Will last better than n
smaller piece put IN Gaily In taking ice
from the refrigerator for table use no
more should be picked off than IL need
ed on account Of its melting so much
more rapidly Covers and doors should
always be kept tightly closed Food
must never be placed in the refrigerator
until thoroughly cooled. as IT occasions
moisture Neither should food be kept
In the refrigerator without ice and with
cover and doors closed Chemicals Of
any kind must be kept out Of the ice
box and all hooks should be heavily
Timed
Once week is often enough to wash
the refrigerator. If ordinary care Is given
10 the articles stored in It. Take every
thing from the interior, put the shelves
In large dishpan and wash In hot soap
suds in which a pinch Of soda has been
dissolved. Rinse with cold water. wipe
perfectly dry and put out doors in the
sun to dry for an hour Wash the sides
Of the refrigerator in the same way,
using flexible wire for the drain pipe
and showers for the corners and grooves.
Also pour warm water in the waste pipe
TO clear the slime that accumulates
from the ice