{"id":1730,"date":"2006-01-20T15:27:09","date_gmt":"2006-01-20T20:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2006-01-20T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2006-01-20T20:27:09","slug":"neat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2006\/01\/neat\/","title":{"rendered":"Neat"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was looking for info on deodorizing the microwave, and I came across this page:<\/a><\/p>\n

Natural Cleaners
\nAmmonia – cuts grease and strips wax; also a great window cleaner. DO NOT MIX WITH BLEACH.
\nBleach – great for whitening, removing mold and mildew, and most general cleaning. Best used diluted with water. DO NOT MIX BLEACH WITH AMMONIA, VINEGAR, OR TOILET BOWL CLEANER.
\nBaking Soda – Baking soda is a great all-purpose, non-toxic cleaner. It cleans, deodorizes, scours, polishes and removes stains. (Note – There’s a great article on this site about baking soda, “The Manifold Magic of Baking Soda”)
\nBorax – It deodorizes, removes stains and boosts the cleaning power of soap. It also prevents mold and odors. Great alternative for those who do not want to use bleach.
\nCornstarch – cleans and deodorizes carpets and rugs, and can be used in place of baby powder.
\nKetchup -cleans copper.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Lemon juice – great for whitening items and removing grease and stains on aluminum and porcelain.
\nPure Soap – cleans almost anything and is mild.
\nSalt – regular table salt makes an abrasive, but gentle, scouring powder.
\nWashing Soda – Cuts grease and disinfects.
\nWhite Vinegar -great for whitening, cleaning hard surfaces and windows, and shining metal surfaces. Also removes mildew, stains, grease and wax buildup.
\nForumlas and Solutions
\nAir Freshener
\n– Leave opened box of baking soda in room.
\n– Add cloves & cinnamon to boiling water and let simmer.
\n– Use fresh flowers and herbs.
\nCarpet Cleaners
\n– For deoderizing: sprinkle baking soda or cornstarch on carpet, using about 1 cup per medium sized room. Vacuum after 30 minutes.
\n– For deoderizing: mix two parts cornmeal with one part borax; sprinkle liberally, leave for one hour, then vacuum.
\n– To soak up big spills: dump cornmeal on the spill; after 5-15 minutes, sweep into a dustpan, then vacuum.
\n– Put 1\/4 cup liquid soap or detergent in the blender with 1\/3 cup water. Blend until foamy. Use this to clean spots on the carpet, then rinse with vinegar.
\nCopper Cleaner
\n– Pour vinegar and salt over copper and rub.
\nDisinfectant
\n– 2 cups water, 3 tablespoons liquid soap, 20-30 drops Tea Tree Oil; Mix well in (a spray bottle will work well) and squirt on everything from baby’s bottom to the cutting board.
\nDrain Opener
\n– Prevent clogging by using drain strainer.
\n– Pour 1\/2 cup washing soda into drain followed by 2 cups boiling water.
\n– Flush drain weekly with boiling water for prevention.
\n– Pour 1\/4 cup baking soda down the drain. Follow with 1\/2 cup vinegar and cover drain tightly until finished fizzing. Flush with one gallon boiling water.
\nFurniture Polish
\n– Mix 3 parts olive oil with 1 part vinegar. Use a soft cloth.
\n– Mix 2 parts olive oil to 1 part lemon juice. Use a soft cloth.
\nGeneral Cleaners (Porcelain, counter tops, etc.)
\n– Mix baking soda with a small amount of water.
\n– For stained areas, use paste of baking soda & water, let set a while, then scrub off.
\n– Mix 3 TBSP washing soda into one quart warm water.
\nGlass and Window Cleaner
\n– 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1\/2 cup household ammonia, 1\/2 cup white vinegar, 1 gallon warm water; Mix the ingredients in a bucket and use to scrub windows.
\nLaundry Detergent
\n– Use washing soda or soap in place of detergent.
\n– Mix detergent half & half with baking soda (use 1\/2 the recommended amount of detergent).
\n– Make a paste of washing soda and water for dirty spots.
\n– POWDER DETERGENT- basic recipe- 5 cups soap flakes, 7 cups of Borax; you can store this in an old laundry detergent box or a plastic container, and to wash, use only 1\/2 cup at a time- make sure to shake it to mix up the soda and borax with the flakes. (for hard water, add 3.5 cups of washing soda to mixture)
\n– GEL LAUNDRY DETERGENT- 1\/2 bar grated soap (Fels Naptha, Ivory or castille bar soap), 2 cups borax, 1 gallon rubbermaid or other plastic container with pour spout; fill the gallon container 1\/4 full with water. add grated soap and soak over night (to speed up this process, you may melt grated soap in water by cooking on low heat); add washing soda and borax, add water to fill container; shake well before using; use only 3\/4 cup per load; a gallon of this detergent can cost as little as 75 cents! (for hard water, add 1\/2 cup of washing soda to borax mixture)
\nLinoleum Floor Cleaner \/ Wax
\n– Mop with 1 cup white vinegar in 2 gallons water to remove dull greasy film.
\n– Polish with club soda.
\n– Adding sour milk or skim milk to rinse water will shine the floor without polishing.
\nMetal polish
\n– 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon salt, I tablespoon white vinegar; Combine salt and flour in small bowl and stir until blended. Add the vinegar and mix into 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, buff dry with a soft cloth. (for brass, bronze, copper and pewter; DO NOT use on silver, silver plate or jewelry)
\nMicrowave Cleaner
\n– Heat 1 c. vinegar in a microwavable bowl for 1-2 minutes (should steam and loosen food inside of the microwave). Wipe out with a washcloth and warm soapy water.
\nMosquito Repellant
\n– Oil of citronella can be burned in candles outdoors. It has a scent pleasing to people but not to mosquitos!
\n– Plant sweet basil around the patio and house to repel mosquitoes.
\nMultipurpose Cleaner (Tile and linoleum floors, formica counter-tops, appliances, etc.)
\n– 1\/4 cup baking soda, 1 cup household ammonia, 1\/2 cup white vinegar, 1 gallon warm water; Mix ingredients and store in tightly-capped container.
\nOven Cleaner
\n– Sprinkle salt on spills when they are warm and scrub.
\n– Mix 3 TBSP washing soda with one quart warm water.
\n– Use oven liners (trays) to catch spills and prevent a messy oven.
\n– Rub gently with steel wool.
\n– 1\/4 cup ammonia, 2 cups of warm water; Pour ammonia and warm water in a glass baking dish and leave in a warm oven overnight. This will loosen the grime. Scrub with baking soda in the morning.
\nSilver Cleaner
\n– aluminum foil, baking soda, salt, very hot water; Combine the above ingredients in a clean kitchen sink. Put your tarnished silver and silver-plated items into the sink and let sit for a few minutes. The tarnish will disappear from the silver and reappear on the foil.
\nSilver Polish
\n– Rub article with toothpaste and soft cloth. Rinse with warm water & dry.
\n– Place cut-up aluminum foil in jar with water, add about 1 TBSP salt, mix. Place article in solution for 5-15 minutes. Remove and rub with soft cloth.
\nSink Cleaner
\n– Combine baking soda and salt to scrub stainless steel.
\nShoe Polish
\n– Polish leather with the inside of a banana peel, then buff.
\nSpot Remover
\n– Remove spots as soon as they happen.
\n– Blood stain – gently sponge with cold water, dry with towel. Repeat until stain is gone.
\n– Red wine – on rugs, dab out moisture with absorbant cloth. Cover stain with salt. Let sit for several hours. Vacuum when dry.
\n– Ink stains – soak in cold water, then wash as usual. If stain is on white fabric, wet fabric with cold water & apply a paste of cream of tartar & lemon juice, let sit for 1 hour. Wash as usual.
\n– Perspiration stains – sponge stain with weak solution of white vinegar & water or lemon juice & water.
\nUpholstery & Rug Cleaner
\n– Clean stains immediately with club soda.
\nWall cleaner
\n– 2 ounces borax, 1 teaspoon ammonia, 2 quarts water; Dissolve the borax and ammonia in a big bucketful of water. Scrub a really dirty wall from the bottom up. if you scrub from the top down, the dirty water will run down over the dry, soiled wall leaving hard-to-remove streaks.
\nWindow Cleaner
\n– 1\/2 cup white vinegar to one gallon warm water. Just mix and scrub.
\n– Use straight lemon juice, dry with soft cloth.
\n– Use plain Club Soda and scrub with old newspaper.
\nWood Floor Wax \/ Cleaner
\n– Equal portions of oil & vinegar. Apply in thin coat and rub in well.
\n– Painted wooden floors can be washed with 1 TSP washing soda per gallon hot water.
\n– Rinse with clear water.
\nNote: You can find more cleaning receipes at http:\/\/www.amitysworld.com\/keeping\/cleaningrecipes.shtml<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was looking for info on deodorizing the microwave, and I came across this page: Natural Cleaners Ammonia – cuts grease and strips wax; also a great window cleaner. DO NOT MIX WITH BLEACH. Bleach – great for whitening, removing mold and mildew, and most general cleaning. Best used diluted with water. DO NOT MIX… Continue reading Neat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homekeeping","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}