How to care for the Refrigerator
Select a large refrigerator, of simple construction and of hardwood,—the lining of zinc or marble and the shelves of slate or hardwood.
To keep the refrigerator clean, remove instantly any food spilled in any of the compartments. Wash the ice compartment and food chambers at least once a week with hot soapsuds, and for economy’s sake do this when the ice is low. Pour boiling water down the waste pipe. Sal soda dissolved in the water tends to keep every part sweet and clean.
Shelves and all portable parts, when washed and scalded, should be placed in the sun to dry; if this is impossible, dry before a fire.
Keep a good supply of ice in the ice chamber; it is cheaper in the end.
Never keep the doors or covers of the refrigerator open unnecessarily long; it wastes the ice.
A good refrigerator properly cared for should last at least twenty-five years.