Cleaning Ideas

Growing up in the 60's with my mom, bless her heart had cleaning solutions for everything from the kitchen appliance to the bathrooms floors. Hardly a penny was spent unless it was for shopping for the ingredients for salad and baking supplies which were all used for cleaning as well.

She even went as far as making her own hair conditioner, and we each got a jar of it. When I started getting complaints from my school friends that I smelled like a Caesar salad I knew my mom had gone to far.

The best cleaning solution for the kitchen appliance was her cider vinegar and water solution. Fill half an old spray bottle with cider vinegar and the other half with water. It worked like magic on all our appliances, including glass, floors and basically everything.

Another great cleaning solution for making apppliances shine and smell good is 3 parts  lemon, ammonia and water.

We kept all the newspapers and they were used for cleaning rags for anything that was glass. Old tee shirt and my brother's underwear were also used. You can imagine how my brother felt when his buddies would come and visit and his underwear was being used on my father's car windows.

We'll memories can last a life time so does my mom's old fashion cleaning solutions, Even though today’s appliances have advanced in technology, the cider vinegar remedy still will work wonders in keeping them shiny and clean.

Stainless Steel refigerators requires special cleaners to keep the stainless steel brilliant.

Stainless Steel can be found in most kitchens. Refrigerators, dishwashers, stoves, sinks, small appliances, counter tops and even trash cans are all available in stainless steel. It is an extremely durable product, but it can stain. Also, stainless steel is notorious for showing fingerprints. Follow these easy steps to keep your stainless steel shiny.

Check your owner's manual for directions and warnings on how to clean stainless steel. Wipe the area to be cleaned with a damp cloth to remove stains and fingerprints. pot clean areas that don't come clean with a cotton ball moistened with rubbing alcohol or acetone. Window cleaner can also be used to remove fingerprints. Use a stainless steel cleaner if stains or fingerprints are still visible. Rinse the area with clean water and towel dry to prevent spots.  Old recipe is polishing your stainless steel by using a paper towel with  oil on it. Rub in the direction of the polish lines.  Dont use window cleaner on this surface.

Murphy's oil and water in a spray bottle is a great wood floor cleaner.

Every Thursday  I clean the house and I would try all kinds of cleaners.  I found that the best cleaners were the one I made from my mom receipes.   On of my favorites was one part water and one part murphy's oil with a pinch of vanila extract. When my husband comes home it smelled so fresh and like i just baked cookies.