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Kitchen Recipes
- mix salt and vinegar to clean coffee/tea stains from cups
- add one teaspoon of baking soda to a stained cup or container, fill with water, and let set for an hour or so before washing.
- let a cloth soaked in vinegar sit on faucet to remove hard water stains
- shine brass, copper, and pewter with 1 tsp salt in 1 cup of distilled vinegar
- unclog a drain with handful of baking soda with _ cup of vinegar. Rinse with hot water
- If water hasn’t yet back up in your drain, pour 1 cup of baking soda followed by 3 cups of boiling water.
- If the water isn’t going down the drain, pour a cup of washing soda over the drain and let it set for awhile. Then use the backing soda method above. You never want to use washing soda if a commercial acid drain cleaner has recently been used in the drain, as they will strongly react with each other. You also shouldn't overuse washing soda if you have PVC pipes, as the caustic nature of washing soda can slowly damage the plastic
- disinfect wood cutting boards with full strength vinegar or wash with 3 percent hydrogen peroxide alternated with straight white distilled vinegar. Let each material rest on the cutting board for 10 minutes or so before rinsing.
- blot away as much of the grease stain as you can. Then apply straight isopropyl alcohol to the stain. Blot, then wash with warm water and liquid detergent. If that doesn’t get it all, apply a few drops of fresh hydrogen peroxide and blot, then wash again with warm water and detergent.
- for white porcelain stains, soak in 1 part 3 percent hydrogen peroxide and 2 parts water.
- clean tile grout stains with hydrogen peroxide
- clean the refrigerator by washing with equal parts water and vinegar
- clean stainless steel by wiping with vinegar dampened cloth
- wipe down oven grease with distilled vinegar and water
- sprinkle or spray water generously over the bottom of the oven, then cover the grime with enough baking soda so that the surface it totally white (approximately _”). Then thoroughly dampen the baking soda with more water (but don’t flood). Before going to bed check to be sure that the baking soda is damp and let the mixture set overnight. With a sponge wipe out the loosened grime the next morning.
- no-wax linoleum
can be shined with _ cup white vinegar in _ gallon of water
- clean windows with undiluted vinegar. Wipe with newspaper
- make a paste of baking soda and water for a silver polish. Apply with soft rag onto the silver. Let dry. Rinse and polish dry.
- sprinkle baking soda on stainless steel sink, pour in some vinegar and scrub with a cloth. Let it soak on stained areas of the sink, then rinse and buff dry.
- simply sprinkle baking soda into a sink and onto tiles then scrub.
- place an open box of baking soda in the back of the refrigerator and the freezer to “adsorb” odors.
- sprinkle the cutting board with baking soda, scrub, rinse.
- sprinkle baking soda on burned-on food in pan, cover with water, and soak.
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