On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:26:45 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> Becca wrote:
>
>
>> When I was young, my mother taught me to clean out the fridge before
>> Thanksgiving. This way, the fridge is cleaned out before cooking begins
>> and the guests arrive. This is also when she exterminated the house. I
>> ignore that, since we have not seen any bugs.
>
>
> That is a good way to do it. Any time we are having a large gathering
> and I am going to need room in the fridge I take everything out and
> purge it of things that have been there too long or which don't really
> need to be in it. I also like to tackle it when it is as close to being
> empty as possible. That way there is less to clear out.
>
> Then there are the times that you notice that the shelves are getting
> grungy and disgusting. I can live with it but I don't like the idea of
> other people looking in my fridge and being disgusted.

keep 'em out of the kitchen.

your pal,
blake