Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03


stocked with ice, is more useful than
a large one only halt full A way of
economizing is to wrap the ice in
paper or wooden cloths. This would
be all right if the idea were to pre-
serve the ice but thus wrapped it cam
not cool the refrigerator, and so fails
in doing it's legitimate work. Ice saw
ing schemes are absurd defeating the
purpose of the refrigerator, 1t is the
food that is to be kept instead of the
ice. The household refrigerator is fire.
quently expected to do impossibilities
in caring for foods 1t is a great labor
saver when properly used, and may be
depended upon the year around and
not merely in summer.
Wash the ice and put it carefully in
the box. If you have one that is porce-
lain lined, dropping the ice in may
mean break, and then the purchase
of a new one. When there is any
doubt of the purity OF the ice it should
not be used in the drinking water or
in direct contact with foods them
selves. Water may be cooled to re-
freshing temperature by standing in
bottles against the ice.
Do not think of covering the shelves
with cloth or paper any more than you
do the ice. There must be good cir
culation, with consequent melting OF
Ice, TO preserve lHe IOOu IISISul' "
nothing edible directly on the ice. II
it needs must go there see that it is
in glass or porcelain.
There are people who are perfectly
reckless in the way they waste ice and
lower the temperature of the refriger-
ator. Such people place warm food in
the refrigerator, and even on the ice,
hoping to cool it more quickly, thus
raising the temperature and produc-
irg q vapor which is bad for both the
food and for the refrigerator. Nothing
is worse than putting warm food in
closed vessels or in refrigerators. AS
long as there is animal heat in meat,
milk, poultry, ETC., these foods should
not be placed in a closed receptacle.
That the article is surrounded by
low temperature will not insure 1t
against decomposition. All foods, ami
NAL and vegetable that have been
cooked should be thoroughly cooled be-
fore being put away. The more
quickly substance is cooled the long
er it will keep. Never mix warm food
with cold. Much of the trouble in
keeping cooked foods comes from put
ting them away while they are still
warm.
No food should be kept in the re-
frigerator without ice and with the
cover on or door closed. Chemicals of
any kind must be kept out OF the Ice
box. Absolute cleanliness is essential
if the refrigerator is to be kept in con-
dition during hot weather, and this
can only be achieved by constant
watchfulness on the part of the house.
wife. Twice a week clean out the re-
frigerator thoroughly, preferably on
market mornings, when the shelves
are comparatively empty. Let no
crevice or corner be neglected. A par
ticle of meat or of other food or drop
of milk resting concealed in some cor
ner may taint the entire contents OF
the refrigerator. Have plenty of boil
ing water. Remove everything from
the refrigerator. Take out the shelves
and ice rack and wash them with soap
and water.
Run a cloth or flexible rod down the
waste pipe, being careful to remove
any particle of dirt. 1t is desirable to
have piping that can be removed and
thoroughly cleaned. Besides washing
the tubes with hot water and soap,