HOW TO CLEAN EVERYTHING!
Tea, coffee and other stubborn stains often
vanish from china rubbed with a soft, wet cloth that has been dipped in baking
soda.
COFFEE
MAKERS:
If your coffee pot is not kept scrupulously
clean, traces of oil remain, grow rancid and give coffee a bitter taste. Here's
how to clean all types of coffee pots:
* Aluminum coffee maker: Dissolve 2 teaspoons
of a cleaner such as Dip-It or Stain-Aid in 1 cup of hot water and put the
solution in the bowl of the coffee maker. Fill the bowl to the top-cup marking
with boiling water; let stand for 20 minutes. Thoroughly scrub the stem of the
pump and basket assembly with a percolator brush.
Next, fill the bowl with plain water and add
1/4 cup of vinegar. Let it remain for
30 minutes with the basket submerged.
*
Non-aluminum coffee makers: Dissolve 2 teaspoons of a non-sudsing
type of dishwasher detergent in 1 cup of hot water. Put the solution in the
bowl of the coffee maker and add enough hot water to fill the bowl to top-cup
level. Let the coffee maker go through a brewing cycle. With the solution still
in the bowl, scrub the spout with a bottle brush. Next, fill the bowl with
water, mix in a tablespoon of baking soda, and again let the coffee maker go
through a brewing cycle.
DIAMONDS:
For a professional cleaning, as given by
jewelers, boil water, add a small amount of mild white
soap flakes and a few drops of ammonia. Place jewelry in a wire tea strainer and dip
it into the boiling suds for a moment or two. Let it cool, then
rinse it carefully. Next dip it into a small bowl of alcohol, to cut any
remaining film. Do not boil diamond jewelry if it contains any other precious
or semi-precious stones.
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