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Show C$R OF TBE REFRIGERATOR BY MRS. McCUNE. rg-jj OT or even warm food should 8 a P never be put into tho refrig-ll refrig-ll erator. It will raise the temperature, tem-perature, and with it the ico bill. Every time the ice chamber is to be Glled the remaining piece of ice should be removed and the compartment wiped out, then the ice replaced. Tho new ice should be in one piece and should bo washed before putting into the refrigerator. Where Ice is put in from tho outside it is particularly important im-portant to have clean ice. Artificial ice is much cleaner to use, but it is not always possible to procure it A set of white enamel dishes and plates Is a great aid to cleanliness. Bowls and oval dishes of this ware can be turned upside down aud used as covers. Cut glass and fine china should never be put there, as the danger dan-ger of chipping or even breaking is great The use of cracked or chipped dishes for food is greatly to be deplored. de-plored. Tho rough surface left by the cracks or chips is an excellent place for bacterial growth. Uncooked meat should be kept In a covered enamel dish. ai Food should never be covered with paper of any kind, with the possible exception of oiled paper, used only once. Milk bottles should bo washed bo-fore bo-fore being being put in tho refrigerator. refrigera-tor. " Eggs with barnyard soil should not bo put in tho refrigerator. Eggs should be kept in a rack or dish with one layer, so they may bo used jn tho order in which thoy were bought The contents of tho refrigerator should bo oxamined - daily, and no stale food left there. If anything is spilled it should be cleaned up at once. The shelves and floor of the refrlg-orator refrlg-orator should be cleaned thoroughly at least once a week. In this weekly cleaning all food must be removed. The racks should bo removed and. washed in hot soapy water or soda solution, scalded, and then dried, and if possiblo sunned. The insido of the refrigerator should be thoroughly washed. The drain pipo should bo cleaned with hot soda or soapy water and with a long-handled bottle brush. After it is thoroughly cleaned, boiling water should be poured through it. If tho waste water draius into a pan, this, too must be thoroughly washed In hot soda or soapy water and then scalded. |