Make Your Own Washing Soda

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You can make your own Washing Soda for mere pennies!  It is basically Baking Soda that has had the water cooked out of it.  You can find Baking Soda at your local Aldi store for about 49 cents per pound.

To make:

Pour a 1 lb. box of baking soda on a cookie sheet.  Spread it out evenly.  Bake in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour.  Stirring 2 or 3 times during the baking process.  Let it cool and store it in an airtight container so the water vapor in the air does not convert it back to baking soda.

Permanent Marker on a White Board? Easy to Remove!

/Updated /1 Comment/in /by KK

I’ve discovered a  common household product that easily removes permanent marker off a white board.

And the name of that product is ….. hand sanitizer!

Using a soft cloth with a couple of squirts of sanitizer, wipe over the ink and it will come right off.

 

 

 

Second Life For Flannel

/2 Comments/in /by TeamEC²

My tip involves giving my husband’s old flannel lounge pants and flannel shirts a second life as cleaning pads for my Swiffer.

I cut pieces 8″ x 20″ (or to fit your mop head of choice), attach to the mop head and then dampen with water before use.

When I’m done mopping, I toss these in the laundry. Brenda

 

 

Clingy Cleaner Cleans Grout

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I hate cleaning grout in the shower. I haven’t found anything that will stick on the grout and clean.

One day I realized that toilet bowl cleaner is thick and it clings. I poured it on the grout, left it there about 15 minutes then washed it away with the shower head.

Not one speck of mildew was left and the grout looked brand new. Gwynn

 

 

Easy Burned-On Food Removal

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When you burn anything in your pan while cooking, just put about a cup of water in it, return it to the burner and let it boil about five minutes.

The burnt food should come off the pan quite easily with a little bit of scrubbing. Gabby

 

 

Stains Erased Magically

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I use  Mr. Clean Magic Erasers to get rid of coffee and tea stains on my mugs and teacups.

I simply open the package, pull out an eraser and swipe the stains away.

Even the really cheap version at the Dollar Tree store works well. I use them for cleaning my teapot, too. Pamela

More from Mary…

Here’s a quick link to Mr. Clean Magic Erasers.

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Baked on Grease–YUCK!

/Updated /1 Comment/in /by Marsha Lane

Cooking sprays caused my glass baking dishes to look disgusting.  Yeck!  I found a simple way to clean them with minimal scrubbing!

Simply soak the dish in a solution of 5 parts water and 1 part household bleach.  (For me, I soaked one end of the glass dish during the day and the other end overnight.)

Then run it through the dishwasher and it’s sparkling clean and ready to use!

 

Glass

 

 

 

Smelly Dishwasher Rescue

/0 Comments/in /by TeamEC²

I had an odor problem with my near-new dishwasher. The inside was stainless steel and no matter what I did, I could not get rid of the odor. I tried every remedy listed in the owner manual including vinegar, bleach, and dishwasher cleaner from the supermarket, with no success.

A dishwasher repairman finally told me to try Lime-Away. I had used this product for years for other purposes, but I never read the back label to see that it was also good for dishwashers and washers.

He told me that food “sludge” can line the walls of the hoses or pipes that take the water out of the dishwasher, and it may be difficult to remove with regular products. I tried it and thankfully it worked. Now I do it on a monthly basis to keep it from building up again. Arlene