Spot Removal, Cleaning Tips, Food Information

HOW TO REMOVE WINE FROM ARTICLES: Salt is the best ingredient to be found in the kitchen to remove or the like, from tablecloths or carpets. Pour on the discoloured spot of wine stain to thoroughly cover and imbibe all the liquor, then repeat if necessary, after brushing off all the salt first saturated. In this manner the cloth or carpet will be restored to its new condition.

To Remove Stain From Cloth. Tartaric acid, or salt of lemons, will quickly remove stains from white muslin or linen. Put less then half a teaspoonful of salt or acid into a teaspoonful of water; wet the stain with it, and lay it in the sun for an hour; wet it once or twice with cold water during the time; if this does not quite remove it, repeat the acid water, and lay it in the sun.

STAINLESS STEEL AND CHROME: Good for pots, sinks, and stove tops. Rub the area to be cleaned with a damp cloth and baking soda. Baking soda is an excellent general cleaner for removing many stubborn stains, including tea stains, and can be safely used on stainless steel, chrome, ceramic

Squeaky Clean
Germs and kitchen are like a married couple, always close by. Germs really love the kitchen, especially sponges, dishcloths and sinks. You can disinfect all three by soaking sponges, and dishcloths for 5-10 minutes in the sink in a solution of ¾ cup Clorox Regular Bleach and one gallon of water. Rinse with clean water and let dry.

You can use the same solution to disinfect food spills,refrigeration, door handles. Touching surfaces that have germs on them, such as faucets, can spread bacteria, cutting boards, tables, phones, light switches, anything touched by humans, animals.

WINDOW WASHING
Pick a cloudy day to wash, never in hot sun. Don’t use soap. Mix ½ cup ammonia, ½ cup of white vinegar and two tablespoons of corn starch in a bucket of water. To make your window sparkle, mix a ½ cup of antifreeze in a quart of water. Sponge down the glass and wipe dry with newspaper.

LIGHTSIDE
A husband was quietly reading his newspaper when his wife whacked him on the head with a newspaper.

"What was that for?" he asked. "That was for the piece of paper with the name Cindy on it".

‘Two weeks ago when I went to the races Cindy was the name of the horse I bet on" he explained. "Oh honey I am sorry" she replied
"I should have known there was a good reason".

A couple days later he was watching his ball game when his wife again hit him on the head with a frying pan, which knocked him out cold. When he came to, he asked, "What was that for?". "Your horse called.

STAIN REMOVAL
Before washing, it is essential that all stains be removed. Sometimes Soap or hot water will set a stain and make its removal Impossible.

WARNING: DO NOT MIX BLEACH AND AMMONIA TOGETHER, THE FUMES CAN BE DEADLY.

Commercial cleaning supplies can aggravate your allergies and have long terms effects on your health. You can save on your house cleaning bill with very good results using less toxic substances.

Ammonia – cuts grease, cleans windows, Strip wax off floors.

Baking soda – cleans, deodorizes, polishes, and removes stains.

Bleach – whitens practically anything, removes mold and mildew.

Cornstarch – cleans and deodorizes carpets and rugs.

Rug Stains: Use a solution of half water, half white vinegar.

Shirt or blouse stain: Just a little of water and cornstarch will remove.

Grass stains: Dampen stain with cold water, and rub with plain bar soap. (One without moisturizers). The stain should come right out. Then wash normally.

Toilet bowl: use tang, or sprinkle baking soda into the bowl. Drizzle with vinegar. Scour with toilet brush. Cleans and deodorizes.

Basin, tub and tiles: rub the area to be cleaned with a half lemon dipped in Borax. Rinse and dry with soft cloth.

Fix plaster walls: with white glue and baking soda. Try it, crack will disappear in minutes.

Berry Stain, place the stained part over a pot and pour boiling. Water over it from a height of about 2 feet so as to strike the stain with force. Plunge the stained part up and down in the hot water until the stain is removed. If stain is persistent, use javelle water. Peach Stains, are not easy to remove. Be careful not to wipe hands with peach-stains on a good napkin, towel or apron.

Stretch stain over a pot of hot water and apply javelle water with a medicine-dropper. Do not allow it remain too long in contact with the fibres. Javelle water rots even cotton and linen. Apply oxalic-acid solution to neutralize the alkali and rinse thoroughly in hot water. Several applications may be necessary.

Tea And Coffee Stains.
Follow the same procedures as for berry stains above.

Blood and Meat-Juice.
Never put in hot water as that sets the stain. Soak at once in
cold water. Rub with soap and wash. A paste of raw starch mixed with cold water will remove these stains on flannel, blankets, and heavy goods. Repeat until stain disappears.

Egg-Stain, wash in cold water, then warm water and soap. Mix 50-50 water, white vinegar. Great for stubborn carpet stains. Wood Furniture; to remove water stains, dab white toothpaste onto the stain. Allow the paste to dry and then gently buff with a soft cloth.

FOOD TIPS, CLEAN UP
Discard refrigerated perishable food such as meat, poultry, fish, soft cheeses, milk, eggs, leftovers and deli items after 4 hours without power. Drink only bottled water if flooding has occurred. Discard all food that came in contact with flood waters including canned goods. Discard wooden cutting boards, plastic utensils, baby bottle nipples and pacifiers. Thoroughly wash all metal pans, ceramic dishes and utensils that came in contact with flood water with hot soapy water and sanitize by boiling them in clean water or by immersing them for 15 minutes in a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented, liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of drinking water.

Play It Safe---When in Doubt, Throw it Out!

Disclaimer: The Author of this article is not responsible for accuracy or completeness nor shall he be held liable for any damage or loss arising out of or in any way related to the information or utilization of it.

Bruce Chambers sold his printing, publishing, mail order business and retired in 1980. He came on the Internet in 2003. He researched for 1 year, and then started a free monthly Internet marketing report, plus free monthly recipes, bar mixes, tips newsletters. At present he resells from his website.

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