Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-03

When buying a refrigerator choose
one with well insulated walls, keep Il
clean and put only clean ice and clear
food in clean containers into it. AL
spaces for the passage of air from the
ice chamber in the refrigerator should
b. Kept open.
It is a mistake to wrap ice in paper
or cloth. Such covering retards the
circulation of air and insulates the ice
from the rest of the refrigerator Hot
foods should be cooled to room temper
aiure before being put into any iceboX
The food materials with which the
housewife has to deal are the kinds rich
in protein, some to be kept cool In the
refrigerator, some stored in the pantry
and others stored in the cellar. These
foods are milk and other dairy prod
ucts, fresh meat, fish, poultry. eggs,
left over cooked foods, fresh vegetables
and fruits. cooking fats and table oils,
bread, cake and other baked goods, dry
foodstuffs, such as -four sugar, drleo
fruits and vegetables, dried and smoked
meats and canned goods.
Some of these foods are less perish
able than others because they contain
less moisture or are less sensitive to heat
and light, or because their surfaces act
as a more or less protective covering.
RefrigeratOrs.
The foods that spoil easily are milk,
cream. butter, uncooked meat, uncooked
fish, certain fruits, such as peaches and
plums, and vegetables that wilt easily,
such as lettuce and spinach. Berries,
peaches or apricotS should not be kept
long or in boxes in the refrigerator
Pears, melons and grapes come to no
harm by lying on the ice for some hours
before they are to be eaten, but they
should not be kept in damp place too
long and should be eaten as soon as
they are removed from the refrigerator
Celery, salads of all kinds, cauliflower,
tomatoes, peas, beans and other succu-
lent vegetables may be stored for day
or two in, the refrigerator and be much
better for it. All fruits and vegetables
that are to be eaten raw should be
thoroughly washed first. for even
though they may look clean, bacteria
may cling to the skins or leaves. Wrap
lightly in cheesecloth and place directly
on the ice to keep crisp.
If kept for time, do not put one
fish on top of another. Wiring a clean
cloth out of cold salt water, wrap the
fish separately in this, place in tin
covered pail and put in the refrigerator.
Fish has a strong odor, which permeates
other food so should never be put in
the ice box unless closely covered. Never
leave milk or cream uncovered. as they
readily take up the doors and fiavors
from other food. Always wash of the
top of the bottle before placing in the
refrigerator.
When you wish to set dishes contain
ing food on ice in the refrigerator, put
a rubber ring such as you use on fruit
Jars under the dish to prevent danger
of slipping as the ice melts. A saucer
of broken pieces of charcoal placed in
the refrigerator will absorb impurities
and prevent unpleasant odors. 1t should
be renewed each week.
Lettuce, parsley and all other green
things may be kept deliciously fresh If
first washed in cold water. shaken and
then packed in a tin pail that has a
very tight cover, so that the air will not
penetrate to them, and set in a cool place.
In the case of lettuce, when the cover
is removed the leaves will pop up and
you viii find them to be as crisp and
fresh as if they had just come from
the garden. Even lettuce that has wilted
to sorry state will revive wonderfully