Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
REFRIGERATOR
In EVERY HOME.

There's place for every perish
hble food in your ice box and every
Thing should be in its place, accord
ng to the Household Refrigeration
bureau, headquarters in New York
City.
ben Franklin, OF course, didn't
nave refrigerators in mind when he
Expressed that orderly distum," an
Executive of the bureau states, but
experts of the Bureau of Home Eco
nOmics, United States Department of
agriculture, have so applied it. At
Ter careful study, they find, for in
Stance, that milk, broth, desserts and
milk dishes-the most perishable
foods of all-shOuld be placed in the
,oldest spot in the refrigerator, the
space just below the ice compart-
ment.
"The next coolest spot in the ice
box is alongside of the milk com
Dartment-the floor of the main food
compartment in a side-icer. There
lncooked meats, poultry and the
covered jar for salad materials
ettuce, endive, celery, etc.-should
20. The meat should be lightly COW
cred with wax paper to aid i'll re-
aiming the savOry juices.
ION the next shelf above should
20 berries and cooked meats. The
air at the top of this shelf should not
'un over so degrees in a well-built
refrigerator cooled with sufficient
ce.
1.-The next shelf above is the place
or cooked vegetables, eggs, fats and
eftovers. Eggs do not need extreme
Pold and should not be given room
II the section just below the ice.
THE top shelf in a side-icer should
De given over to fruits and vege-
.ables, which safely keep at 50 de-
grees. Some such commodities have
Strong Odors. There the air current
carries the odors onto the ice, where
hey are dissolved in the meltage to
Be carried off down the drain, keep
sng the rest of the refrigerator sweet
nd fresh.
Don't store foods helter-skelter in
your ice box, but get the best results
from ice-chilled air. Some foods
heed more cold than others. Let the
government guide you in the proper
placing OF foods"
For sale food preservation, there's
lothing better than ice, according TO
DR.. Martha Manning, home refrig-
sration expert.
More than 100000 families
.ant be wrong" DR.. Manning de-
elares, for ice refrigeration is used
Today in that number of American
homes, where the standard of living
IS high. Ice supplies approximately
b5 per cent of the refrigeration OF
he nation; it is the popular refrig-
Grant for ever yday in the year.
"Ice, in an approved refrigerator,
EASILY maintains temperatures below
30 degrees and keeps cold, fresh air
circulating constantly without dry
ing out foods. When ice refrigera-
ion is employed, foods retain their
natural flavors and savory juices.
lice, automatic in action, is safe and
no trouble at all.
"The weather man simply can't
be trusted to keep ySur foods safe
Enough to serve your loved ones.
For the few cents a day that ice
tosts. it certainly is not worth the
afisk to doing without ice at any time
IF your refrigerator needs re-
kblacement (and refrigerators are not
immortalD you should get new
bne-one that will not eat ice, but
one that will keep foods in prime
Condition with minimum ice con-
Bumption. Good ice refrigerators TO-
day must meet rigid tests for per-
formance before they're put on the
market. There are number OF
good ones at popular prices. You
fion't have to make a big investment
o get reliable refrigeration-if you
buy an cerefrigerator.
"Get an approved refrigerator and
keep it well iced right through the
Near. Weather is too uncertain to
rust foods outdoors in any season
AIodern homemakers consider That
@nethOd of food preservation as cut
6f date as hoop skirts or bustles.
aGnd weather indoors today is Just
about the same through the year
smuch too warm for perishable foods
unless protected by ice in a reliable
Refrigerator.
Just remember that ice is not
only safe and perfectly reliable, but
feast expensive, when all costs are
considered.