Cleaning Corner: A Twist on Lemon!
Posted by Stephanie Webb on Wed, Jul 21, 2010 @ 08:40 AM
You probably already know that the lemon has many uses in food dishes and can even be used to lighten hair, but did you know this brilliant multi-tasker does much, much more?
- Air freshener. Simmer six lemon slices and a handful of cloves in a pan of water. This is especially good for removing food odors lingering in your kitchen.
- Copper polisher. Dip half a lemon in a small dish of coarse salt and rub it over tarnished copper.
- Linen whitener. Fill a large pot with water, add a few lemon slices, and bring to a boil. Turn off heat, add linens, and soak for up to an hour. Remove and launder as usual.
- Stain remover. To remove berry, coffee, and tea juice stains from clothing, soak the soiled areas in lemon juice for about an hour.
- Hiccup cure. Biting into a lemon may cure hiccups; the tartness is said to interrupt the nerve impulses that cause the diaphragm spasms.