Household Cleaners

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Household Cleaners

Furniture Polish

Pound fresh sweet cicely seeds. Place a handful on a rag and rub on wood.

 

Furniture Polish

Mix 2 parts vegetable oil and 1 part lemon juice. Wipe on areas to be

polished.

 

Furniture & Floor Polish

Mix 3 parts olive oil with 1 part white vinegar. Wipe on areas to be

polished.

 

Glass Cleaners

Fill a spray bottle with equal amounts of white vinegar and water. This

does not streak.

 

Glass Cleaner

Fill a spray bottle with:

2 cups rubbing alcohol

2 TBS household ammonia

1-1/2 TBS liquid dishwashing detergent

 

Window Cleaner

Make a wet paste out of cornstarch and water. Wipe on windows and let

dry. Wipe off.

 

Wall Cleaner

Mix in bucket:

1 gallon of water

1 cup household ammonia

1/2 cup vinegar

1/4 cup baking soda

 

Carpet Cleaner

1 TBS vinegar

1 TBS household ammonia

Mix with one quart water.

 

Carpet Cleaner

Sprinkle cornstarch on the carpet and let sit for 10 minutes. Vacuum.

 

Deodorizer for Cat & Dog Messes

Clean up mess. Sprinkle baking soda on the area and then spray with

vinegar. Let sit for about an hour. Wipe up with a mild soap and water

solution.

 

Oven Cleaner

Sprinkle fresh spills inside the oven with salt. The salt will absorb

the spills and can be brushed away once the oven has cooled.

 

Oven Cleaner

Do this only if your kitchen is well ventilated. Preheat the oven to

200F and then turn it off. Pour 2 cups of straight ammonia into a

non-aluminum pan and place on the middle rack. Shut the oven door and

let sit overnight. By morning the grease will be easy to wipe up.

 

Refrigerator Cleaner

Spray and wipe clean with equal parts of vinegar and water.

 

To Clean the Dishwasher

Once a month, pour a cup of vinegar into the dishwasher and run it

through the whole cycle. This will clean, disinfect and reduce the soap

build up.

 

Herbal Disinfectant

Simmer a handful of the leaves and stems of rosemary, juniper, lavender

or sage in 2 cups of boiled water. Strain and use to clean kitchens and

bathrooms. Adding a little dishwashing detergent helps to cut the

grease. Recipe can be doubled.

 

Kitchen Cleaner

Once a month, wipe down entire kitchen and the inside of the

refrigerator with 2 TBS chlorine bleach in one gallon of water. This

will kill off all the harmful germs.

 

For Greasy Dishes

Add a splash of vinegar to your dishwater to cut the grease.

 

Garbage Disposal Cleaner

Grind a couple of ice cubes made from vinegar in the garbage disposal

and then run cold water for about a minute.

 

Get Rid of Sink Odor

Pour a 1/2 cup of vinegar down the kitchen sink. Flush with cold water a

half hour later.

 

Air Freshener

Simmer 2 tsp. cinnamon in 2 cups of water.

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Bug and Rodent Detergents

Ants:

Spray vinegar on ant trails and around the areas they are getting into

your house. Place sprigs of pennyroyal, tansy, or rue in the cupboards

and shelves.

Fleas:

Fleas hate laurel leaves, rue, and winter savory. Crush and place under

rugs, sofa cushions, doormats, etc.. Add a tsp. of vinegar to your pets

drinking water.

Flies:

Hang sprigs of lavender, mint, pennyroyal, peppermint, or rue. Make

potpourris out of lavender. Grow any one of these herbs in and/or

outside of your house.

Moths:

Make sachets out of lavender, lemon, thyme, mint, rosemary, tansy, or

wormwood. Place in linen closets and drawers and in closets.

Weevils:

Place bay leaves on shelves and in cupboards. Put a whole leaf in with

your flour, rice and dried beans.

Mice:

Place sprigs of tansy or mint on your shelves, cupboards and anywhere

mice have been seen to deter them.

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Draft Stopper

Instead of rolling up a towel and placing it in front of the crack under

your door, you can easily make a more attractive draft stopper in one or

two hours.

Use a heavy, dark material such as a tweed or canvas, that is about 5"

wide and 5" longer than the width of your door. Fold the material in

half, wrong side out, and sew one short side and the long side, leaving

one end open for stuffing. Turn right side out. Stuff with cut up scraps

of fabric, leaving some room so that the tube is flexible. Turn in edges

and sew shut.

 

"A clean house is a sign of a misspent life"

 

 

 

 

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