Cleaning Recipes

Maben, MS(Zone 7b)

I thought someone might could use some of these.

Extra Strength Multi-Purpose Cleaner
* 1/4 cup baking soda
* 3/4 cup household ammonia
* 1/2 cup white vinegar
* 1 gallon (16 cups) warm water
* 2 drops of food coloring (optional)
Mix all ingredients and store. Pour into spray bottle when needed.

Window Cleaner
* 1/2 tsp liquid soap (detergent)
* 3 Tbsp. vinegar
* 2 cups water
* 1 drop blue food coloring (optional)
Blend well and store in spray bottle.

Vinegar Window Cleaner
* 1/2 cup white vinegar
* 1 gallon (16 cups) warm water
Just mix and scrub. When washing windows, using newspaper is best.

Scouring Powder
* 1 cup baking soda
* 1 cup borax
* 1 cup salt
Blend and store in container.

Dust and Furniture Polish
This is so easy to make, and it works!
* 1 cup vegetable oil
* 1/2 cup lemon juice
Pour oil and lemon juice into a squirt bottle or jar. Stir to
combine. To use, dip dust cloth or rag into oil, blot the oil by
folding the cloth together, and then dust your furniture. Leaves a
beautiful finish!

Dishes & Your Dishwasher
To help with odors from your dishwasher, add 1/2 cup of vinegar. Is
your dishwasher dirty and grimy? Make sure dishwasher is completely
empty. Add "Tang" drink crystals where you would normally place
dishwasher detergent. Run with "light" cycle. Your dishwasher will
be spotless! Do this about twice a year.

Have you run out of dishwasher detergent? Use 1 Tbsp. of baking
soda with 1 Tbsp. of borax. If you will be using this mixture on a
regular basis, add vinegar to the rinse cycle every few loads.

Disinfectant Wipes
* 1/2 Cup pine cleaner (or Lysol)
* 1 1/2 Cups of water
* Thick roll of paper towels (such as Bounty) Use a canister that
holds a half of a paper-towel roll. Cut the roll of towels in half,
put it in the container and remove the cardboard insert. Mix the
cleaner and water in a cup and pour it over the towels. (Try not to
make it sudsy.) Let it sit overnight till all the towels are
saturated. Use as you would name-brand disinfectant wipes.

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