In article >,
says...
> 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.
>

Waste of baking soda. See http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm

Arm & Hammer really flummoxed millions of people with this one,
including me until I learned the truth.


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Peter Aitken