"raymond" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:46:36 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> > wrote:
>
>>We have two fridges. One big, one small. Keep the milk, cream, butter,
>>juice etc. and a few "overflow" items in the small one. There must have
>>been some milk or cream leaking in the smaller one at some point that I
>>didn't notice - until I could smell that awful "sour milk" smell when I
>>opened the door. Anyway, I pulled everything out and, lo and behold,
>>there was some "rotten" milk solids at the very bottom of the fridge -
>>hiding under the "vegetable trays". Yuk! So I scrubbed it all out with
>>various "disinfectant" products (that are available here) yesterday, but
>>I can still smell it every time I open the door. Double-yuk. Now what?
>>Do I empty the whole thing and try and find space for the milk etc. in
>>the other fridge, switch it off and leave it open for a few days, or...
>>Any other ideas?
>
> Open a box of baking soda and leave it in the fridge. Replace it once
> in a while. My mother always did this.

I buy the flo-thru baking soda frig box and refill it from a big box of
soda.

MoM