| - To rid the yellowing from white appliances: | | | | - After the freezer has been defrosted, coat |
| Mix together 1/2 cup bleach, 1/4 cup baking | | | | the inside with glycerine. The next time you |
| soda and 4 cups of warm water. Apply with a | | | | defrost, the ice will loosen quickly and drop |
| sponge and let set for 10-15 minutes. Rinse | | | | off in sheets. |
| and dry thoroughly. | | | | |
| | | | - To help eliminate odours in the |
| - To clean a greasy blender: Fill with a | | | | refrigerator, fill a small bowl with charcoal |
| little hot water and add a drop of detergent. | | | | and place it on a shelf in the fridge. It |
| Cover and turn it on for a few seconds. Rinse | | | | absorbs odours rapidly. An open box of baking |
| and drain dry. | | | | soda will also absorb odours from the |
| | | | refrigerator for at least a month or two. |
| - To rid cutting boards of onion, garlic or | | | | |
| fish smell, cut a lime in two and rub the | | | | - For a sparkling white kitchen sink, place |
| surface of the board. You can also apply a | | | | paper towels across the bottom of your sink |
| paste of baking soda and water and rinse. | | | | and saturate with household bleach. Leave for |
| | | | an hour or so. Scrub and rinse. |
| - To clean copper and brassware, dip lemon | | | | |
| halves in salt and rub. A solution of vinegar | | | | - Spots on stainless steel sinks can be |
| and salt sprayed liberally will also do the | | | | removed with methylated spirit or with white |
| trick. | | | | vinegar. Club soda can also shine up your |
| | | | sink in minutes. |
| - For a fast and thorough clean-up of the | | | | |
| grater, use a toothbrush to brush lemon rind, | | | | - To renew and freshen a cleaning sponge, |
| cheese, onion or whatever out of the grater | | | | soak overnight in salt or baking soda water. |
| before washing it. | | | | Wash out in the morning. |
| | | | |
| - Before washing a meat grinder, run a slice | | | | - To remove lime deposits from a tea kettle, |
| of bread through it. | | | | fill with equal parts of vinegar and water. |
| | | | Bring to a boil and allow to stand overnight. |
| - To open a clogged drain: either use a | | | | |
| couple of denture tablets, or pour a cup of | | | | - To keep a thermos flask free of foul odours |
| salt and a cup of baking soda into the drain | | | | while storing, wash with warm soapy water. |
| followed by a kettle of boiling water. The | | | | Rinse and dry well in the sun if possible. |
| grease will usually dissolve and open the | | | | Place a tablespoon of sugar granules in it |
| drain. | | | | and store. |
| | | | |
| - Following a spill in an oven or on a stove, | | | | - To remove rust from tin pie pans, dip a raw |
| sprinkle with salt immediately. When oven is | | | | potato in cleaning powder and scrub. |
| cool brush off burnt food and wipe with a | | | | |
| damp sponge or cloth. | | | | - To eliminate strong or pungent odours from |
| | | | a microwave, heat four tablespoons of vanilla |
| - Burners of gas stoves can be cleaned by | | | | for a minute in the microwave and leave |
| soaking them in a solution of warm water | | | | overnight. |
| mixed with ammonia. Use a wire brush to clean | | | | |
| the burner holes. Rinse and dry. | | | | - To remove the smell of burnt food from a |
| | | | pan, simmer a few slices of lemon in water in |
| - Coffee or tea stains from plastic cups can | | | | it. |
| be scoured out by rubbing with baking soda. | | | | |
| Rinse and dry. | | | | - If a cup of coffee is placed in the |
| | | | refrigerator, it helps in keeping the fridge |
| - To rid plastic containers of foul smell, | | | | smelling fresh. |
| place crumpled newspaper (black and white | | | | |
| only) into it. | | | | - To avoid strong smells of fish, garlic etc |
| | | | from filling up your home, place white |
| - Cover tightly and leave overnight. Wash and | | | | vinegar in a small bowl next to the stove |
| dry in the normal way. | | | | while cooking. |
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| - To prevent mildew from forming in a | | | | - To clean and freshen dusty artificial |
| refrigerator, wipe with a cloth dipped in | | | | flowers, put them in a paper bag with a |
| vinegar. The acid effectively kills the | | | | handful of salt and shake well. The flowers |
| mildew fungus. | | | | will look as good as new. |
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