RUSTING IRONWARE!

RUSTING IRONWARE! Immerse in turpentine for anywhere from 1 to 3 days, depending on how much rust. Then scour with steel wool. You’ll have to break in the ironware all over again. RUSTING KNIVESi Stick them through an onion for Vt hour, then wash and polish. Wipe them with a very light coating of vegetable oil to keep the rust from returning. SMELLS IN BOTTLESi Fill bottle half full of water. Add 1 tablespoon mustard or baking soda. Shake well and let stand for 1 hour, then rinse. SMELLS ON CUTTING BOARD: Rub it with a sliced lemon or lime. SMELLS ON DISHESi Wash them in salt water. Or use a little ammonia in hot soapy water. Or add a bit of ground mustard to the wash water. SMELLS IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL: Grind half a lemon, orange or grapefruit in it. SMELLS ON GRATER: Rub a hard crust of bread over it. SMELLS IN KITCHEN: For an inexpensive and delightful kitchen deodorizer, put some orange peel in the oven at 350 degrees F. with the door ajar. SMELLS IN POTS AND PANS: Wash them in salt water or in hot soapy water plus a dash of ammonia. SMOKING GRIDDLE: To keep your griddle from smoking, rub it regularly with half a rutabaga. STAINED OR DARKENED ALUMINUMWARE: Boil 2 teaspoons cream of tartar in 1 quart water for 10 minutes to lighten darkened aluminum. STAINED DISHES: Soak them overnight in hot soda water (that’s water plus baking soda). Then rub with a vinegar-moistened cloth dipped in salt. This is especially effective on tea stains. STAINED GLASSWARE: If the stains are coffee stains, make tea in the utensil; the tannic acid of the tea should remove the coffee stains. STAINED PLASTICWARE: Soak for 20 minutes in a gallon of warm water plus 1 cup bleach. Wipe dry and then wash normally. If this doesn’t work, rub the stains with dry baking soda. If this doesn't work, sand the plastic with a very fine grade of silicon carbide paper (the black stuff that feels like sandpaper). Be sure the plastic is wet when you sand