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Multipurpose Cleaner
1\/4 cup bicarbonate of soda
1 cup household ammonia
1\/2 cup white vinegar<\/p>\n
About 4 litres of warm water. Mix ingredients and store in tightly capped container. Excellent to clean tiles and linoleum floors, formica countertops, appliances, and almost anything.<\/p>\n
Metal Polish<\/p>\n
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon white vinegar<\/p>\n
Combine salt and flour in small bowl and stir until blended. Add the vinegar and mix into a thick paste. Smear on the paste with a damp sponge or cloth and rub gently. Let the polish dry for about an hour. Rinse well with warm water and buff dry with a soft cloth.<\/p>\n
Suitable for brass, bronze, copper and pewter. Not for silver, silver plate, and jewellery.<\/p>\n
Brass and copper cleaner: Vinegar and salt paste.<\/p>\n
Rug shampoo mix: Mix 1\/4 cup mild detergent or soap, with 1 pint of warm water and 2 tablespoons vinegar. Whip into a stiff foam. First, vacuum the rug thoroughly. Apply the foam and scrub. Let dry, then vacuum again.<\/p>\n
Spot remover: For fabrics that don't take to bleach, apply ammonia diluted with an equal amount of water. Put paper towels underneath to blot. If the ammonia odour clings, apply a table-salt solution. (A last resort for old stains is a dab of vinegar.)<\/p>\n
Deodorizers: Use bicarbonate of soda here, there, and everywhere — down the drain, on baby spit-up, in diaper pails, refrigerators, cat litter and the kitchen sponge. It's easy and simple.<\/p>\n
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Homemade Spray Cleaner Recipe<\/p>\n
Mix in a sprayer bottle:<\/p>\n
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup water
In the kitchen, use vinegar-and-water spray to clean countertops, lightly soiled range surfaces and backsplash areas.
In the bathroom, use vinegar spray cleaner to clean countertops, floors, and exterior surfaces of the toilet.
For really tough bathroom surfaces such as shower walls, pump up the cleaning power by removing the sprayer element and heating the solution in the microwave until barely hot. Spray shower walls with the warmed generously, allow to stand for 10 to 15 minutes, then scrub and rinse. The heat helps soften stubborn soap scum and loosens hard water deposits.<\/p>\n
Furniture Polish Recipe<\/p>\n
Mix in a sprayer bottle:
1 cup olive oil
1\/2 cup lemon juice
Shake well and apply a small amount to a flannel cleaning rag or cleaning cloth. Spread evenly over furniture surface. Turn cloth to a dry side and polish.<\/p>\n
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