Our local PBS station had a man on today named Haley that has written books on household hints. I confess I had never heard of him, but he did have a host of good ideas.
One of the things he used in a lot of his preparations was water softener. He had the box covered so I could not see the brand name, but he said you could find it in the laundry section of the grocery store. I absolutely don't recall ever having seen water softener in that section.
Is it just something I have missed and is water softener sold as such or is it actually called by another name?
Softens your water so your laundry detergents can work better...who can forget those old commercials..." Ancient Chinese Secret "...guess I'm dating myself there....
I remember 'ancient Chinese secret' now. Also, "Calgon, take me away.". I just didn't remember it as a water softener.
I can't remember all the hints this man gave using this product, but the one I was interested in was the one for cleaning silver. You line a pan with aluminum foil, add 1 qt hot water, 1 tsp salt and my notes just say water softener (I don't know if he gave amount or I missed it). At any rate, it appeared to be a really good 'dip' type cleaner for silver. I have used the Tide, hot water, and aluminum foil before, but it didn't really seem to work that well.
Thanks again for the information. As soon as I make it to the grocery store, I will give this a try.
Baking Soda, Alum. Foil And Water Can Be Used To Clean Silver.
Line The Pot W/foil, Fill W/water, Add Your Silver, Then Add Baking Soda By The Teaspoonfull. Start W/ About 3 In One Place I Lived It Took About 1/2 Cup Of Baking Soda To Work. Heat The Water To Boiling.....the Alum Foil Collects All The Black Gunk Off The Silver.
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