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Extension Home Economist
Your Role in Reducing
Solid Waste
To help solve the solid waste
problem, try to reduce, reuse and
recycle food packaging
materials. Many of us enjoy
modern food packaging, such as
throw-away bottles, cans, plastic
dishes and aluminum foil trays
without thinking much about the
disposal problem we’ve created.
To reduce the volume of
household refuse, try the
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following suggestions;
If possible, compress cans,
containers and other materials
before disposing.
Limit your buys of products
with excess packaging materials
such as individually wrapped
slices of cheese or individually
packaged servings of beverage
mixes that are also enclosed in
bags or boxes.
Use cloth, glass or durable
dishware that can be washed and
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resued instead of disposable
items. Cut down on your use of
such things as paper towels,
napkins, plates, foil pans and
utensils.
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*: can use them, buy larger sizes of
J; products that use less packaging
:j materials -- an eight ounce box of
•I cereal instead of eight one-ounce
:• boxes.
Use aluminum foil and plastic
wrap judiciously since they can’t
be recycled or degraded. If
possible, use waxpaper or
covered regrigerator dishes.
Make your own puddings and
gelatin desserts rather than
buying prepared products
packaged in individual metal
cans or plastic dishes.
Try to cut down on the use of
plastic bags and plastic con
tainers and consider reusing
plastic foam containers.
Buy fruits and vegetables,
meats and eggs in molded pulp
trays instead of plastic trays.
Safer Meat Storage
The meat and poultry in your
store is wholesome. It’s up to you
to make sure it stays wholesome
after you buy it.
Store fresh meat and poultry at
refrigerator temperatures no
longer than a few days. Wrap
meats loosely for best keeping in
the refrigerator. For longer
storage you should freeze the
meats in tightly wrapped
packages of miosture-resistant
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Aids to Furn
Well-made furniture can vary
in price because of the many
optional features available, says
Mrs. Helen Puskar, Extension
home furnishings specialist at
The Pennsylvania State
University.
Buying new furniture is similar
to buying a new car. In many
cases the optional features add
luxury but do not add to the
quality.
The fabric you choose will
affect the price. While it is not
necessary to choose the most
expensive fabric, it is wise to
make sure you select one which
will give good service.
A wide selection of cushions are
available, some more luxurious
than others, points out Mrs.
Puskar. If the furniture is made
by a reputable manufacturer, all
the optional cushions will give
you good service. Your choice is a
matter of personal preference.
Other optional features might
be a self-covered seat deck--
where the fabric underneath the
seat cushions matches the out
side fabric of the sofa. Another
luxury feature is snaps to anchor
seat cushions in place.
The frame is the “skeleton” of
a sofa or chair. It should be of
hardwood. The joints, where the
frame is put together, should be
double-doweled, that is, rein
forced for strength with a pair of
wrap such as aluminum foil or
freezer paper.
Follow these additional tips for
keeping meats wholesome.
Use fresh-chilled poultry within
one or two days.
Store luncheon meats or
sausages in their unopened
packages until you use them.
Store canned meat products in
a cool, dry place.
Refrigerate canned products
that are marked “perishable” or
“keep under refrigeration.”
When you’re defrosting meat
products, do it in your
refrigerator. Or if you’re in a
hurry, defrost by placing the
meat package under running cold
water. But don’t just set the meat
out at room temperature to
defrost. That gives bacteria a
chance to increase and multiply.
Remember, much of the
responsibility of serving your
family wholesome foods depends
on how you store foods once you
bring them home from the
market.
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wooden pegs inserted deeply into
the frame.
A well-constructed frame
should remain rigid throughout
the life of the piece of furniture,
concludes Mrs. Puskar. It should
not wobble if it is well made.
Farm Women
Calendar
Monday, July 2
2 p.m - Farm Women Society 6
meeting, Miss Margaret
Haines, hostess.
Thursday, July 5
11 a.m. - Farm Women Society 20
covered dish luncheon,
Crystal Manor Beach.
7 p.m - Farm Women Society 17
family night, O’Donnell’s
Picnic Grove.
Saturday, July 7
1:30 p.m. - Farm Women Society
10 meeting, home of Mrs.
Frank Hodecker, 970
Rohrerstown Road.
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