Home-made laundry powder

June 24, 2010 | Filed under Cleaning hints and tips

This laundry powder is budget priced and takes little time to make.  You will need: …Read more

For a sweet smelling home

March 29, 2010 | Filed under Cleaning hints and tips

You’ve have a marvellous curry for dinner and next morning you can stil smell it but its not so great then.  Mask the smell by  boiling  a mure of  spices, such as cloves, or cinnamon and orange peels in a sauce-pan on the stove.

Also works well if your home is for sale and you want to have a pleasant aroma wafting through the door to greet potential buyers.

How to clean inside the glass oven door

February 15, 2010 | Filed under Cleaning hints and tips

Sandra asked:

There are marks on the inside of my glass oven door (between the two).  How can I get them clean without dis-mantling the whole door?

Judy suggested that:

  1. If this is a relatively new oven, …Read more

Removal of lime scale in kettle

February 2, 2010 | Filed under Cleaning hints and tips

Last summer our water supply was sometimes switched to bore water when the usual supply was low.  This caused heaps of complaints to the local council about the quality of the water and damage to electric kettles from the minerals in the water, especially lime scale.

But – white vinegar came to the rescue. …Read more

How to clean copper vases and ornaments

December 16, 2009 | Filed under Cleaning hints and tips

If your copper vases and ornaments are still bright and shiny, simply rub them with a  cloth dipped in white vinegar.  Rinse and dry.

If you haven’t cleaned your copper vases and …Read more

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