I confess this at my own peril, because all I am doing is giving Ryan ammunition that I really don’t want him to have. I am always harassing him about eating expired yogurt and keeping meat in the fridge for weeks past when I believe it should be consumed.
Apparently his belief in the preservation of foodstuffs has rubbed off on me, because I have just been guilty of it myself. There was a hunk of blue cheese in the back of my fridge for I don’t know how long. All I know is that all of a sudden the paper it was wrapped in could no longer contain it’s putrid smell. I swear it went from completely odourless to absolutely foul overnight. Even after I threw it out, the smell remained. It was so bad that I couldn’t eat the grapes that were in the crisper because even they tasted to me like mouldy cheese.
I had read that an open box of baking soda will absorb foul smells, so I gave it a shot.
It didn’t work.
I was now desperate. Not only could I not bear to eat anything out of the fridge, I couldn’t even watch my family do it without imagining that I was being bathed in the scent of Gorgonzola. The pregnant stomach is not a strong one at the best of times, and this was putting me over the edge.
So where do you go when you don’t know what to do?
You call your mother.
Then, if she has the nerve to have a life of her own and not be sitting by the phone just waiting for the moment when you might need her (like mine) you go to the next best place.
The Internet.
That is where I discovered an awesome site. It is called HowCast and you can find it here.
It has video and instruction on How To Do Almost Anything… including get the smell out of a fridge.
From How To Jump Start Your Car, to How To Make Someone Fall In Love With You, it is my new favourite resource. Check it out!
(Incidentally, if baking soda doesn’t remove refrigerator odour, wipe down the shelves with a solution of 2 parts white vinegar to one part water, then wipe dry. A slight vinegar scent may linger for a day or so, but will then dissipate).
Thanks Howcast!
And Ryan… before you get started…the difference between me and you is that I THREW THE CHEESE OUT. You would have made fondue.
xo Wendy
sandwith – did you try slicing off the outer layers to preserve the goodness inside?
(here i was, thinking that “stench” was a good thing when it came to blue cheese…)
rpj.
July 24th, 2009 at 7:34 amHA! So funny. You two always crack me up.What makes you two so great is that you feed off of eachother’s energy. You two are different when it comes to food, but you learn from eachother. And eventually (like wendy here proved) you eventually take on eachother’s habbits. lol! I enjoy watching you two in the mornings, it makes my day! Wendy….best of luck to you, no one can replace you, we await for your return, but until then…be safe and enjoy your time!
August 4th, 2009 at 9:15 am