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 LINDA'S
JANUARY TIPS
“After all of your holiday entertaining, I’m
sure you’ll appreciate these practical cleaning tips
provided by THE MAIDS Home Services, one of the oldest residential
cleaning franchisers in the U.S.”
Fight Holiday Grime and Slime
- Pot roast a little overcooked? To clean burnt baking pans,
coat the bottoms with baking soda and add just enough water
to cover. Let stand for three hours, then gently scrape
out the burnt food with a plastic spatula.
- To clean your glassware, add a few tablespoons of vinegar
to dishwater to cut grease and leave your glasses sparkling.
Do not scour glassware with abrasives.
- To clear grease and grime inside your oven, set the oven
temperature to low for about 20 minutes and then turn off.
Place a small dish of full-strength ammonia on the top shelf.
Put a large pan of boiling water on the bottom shelf and
let it sit overnight. In the morning, open the oven and
let it air awhile before washing with soap and water. Even
the hardest baked-on grease will wash off easily.
NOTE: Be careful not to mix ammonia
with bleach, vinegar or anything else acidic while cleaning.
When mixed together, the two can create a toxic chemical cloud
that is dangerous for you and your entire family.
- To rid your refrigerator of nasty leftover odors, pour
a box of baking soda onto a jelly-roll pan and place it
on a shelf inside the fridge.
- To clear your microwave of odors and splattered food
particles, drop a lemon wedge into a cup of water and boil
inside the microwave for a few minutes. The food particles
will easily wipe off.
- Remove melted wax from tablecloths or clothing by placing
a brown paper sack, free of any writing, over the wax stain.
Gently rub a warm iron over the sack. The heat from the
iron will re-melt the wax, and the paper from the sack will
help absorb it.
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