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Household Hints

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Coffee Maker:   To clean your coffee maker, drop an EFFER-DENT denture cleaning tablet in a 10 cup coffee
maker and add hot water . Brew as usual then rinse.
Copper: To clean copper, rub with catsup, let stand 5 minutes. Rinse off with hot water. 
Silver:  To clean silver, line a cake pan with aluminum foil. Fill with water and add 1 tbsp of baking soda per 2 cups of water. Heat to 150 degrees. Lay silverware in pan, touching aluminum foil.
Clogged Drains: Pour 1/4 cup baking soda down the drain & then immediately pour in
1/2 cup white vinegar. Let sit for a few minutes then pour a kettle of boiling water down the drain to flush.
Fry pan Your new fry pan sticks?, Boil some vinegar in your new fry pan, this will help to prevent foods from sticking.
Grout Mildew:  Pour hydrogen peroxide directly on the mildew & wipe off.
Shower Doors:  Clean your glass shower doors with white vinegar, they will become clean, shiny, and streak-free.  
 
 
LAUNDRY:
Stain Remover For Whites:
1 gallon hot water
1 cup dishwasher detergent
1/2 cup bleach
Mix in plastic container. 
Soak stain for 10 minutes.  If stain is stubborn, soak for a little longer.
Lint: To help eliminate lint from accumulating on clothing, or lint balls on bedding etc, never wash them with towels, wash cloths or terry towel robes .
Remove wrinkles from plastic table cloths:  Place table cover in the dryer with a wet towel on high heat for a couple of minutes, then place on table & pull the wrinkles out.
 
HINT:  Dried out tobacco? To moisten dried out tobacco, put a slice of fresh white bread in the tobacco container.  (A piece of raw potatoe will also do the trick)
 
 
Household Hints Using
Arm & Hammer
Bounce Sheets
Efferdent Tablets

 

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by Gwen

email - gwenmacneil@hotmail.com