What are your old-fashioned cleaning tips?

What are your old-fashioned cleaning tips?

From baking soda to white vinegar, grandma's tried and test cleaning remedies have stood the test of time. What are the old-fashioned cleaning tips that work in your house? Tell us now.

 

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    Suzanne Frodsham from Cheshire says:
    Jun 14, 11:05

    Old tip from my mum - to clean silver jewellery place some silver foil in the bottom of a bowl place jewellery on foil add some hot water and a drop of lemon juice brings all the shine back!

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    SHARYN from NORWICH says:
    Jun 14, 11:02

    WHITE WINE VINEGAR AND BAKING SODA DOWN PLUG HOLES OF SINKS AND BATHS TO CLEAN PLUGHOLES AND WASTEPIPES.

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    Ann-Marie from Kent says:
    Jun 14, 10:50

    Ice cubes.
    If you have chewing gum stuck on clothes, freeze it with ice cubes, or put it in a bg and put it in the freezer (if small item) then once frozen you can break the gum off saves on throwing items out. Gum becomes brittle when frozen, so easier to remove.

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    Erika Higginson from wirral says:
    Jun 14, 10:47

    I always put some vinegar in my water with some washing up liquid when cleaning windows it takes all the grease off and no smears and you end up with lovely clean windows good on car windows to

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    Diane Tyrrell from Essex says:
    Jun 14, 10:44

    Put vinegar on newspaper to clean windows. Dry off with further newspaper windows will come out sparkling.
    For a veery persistant cough put half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in a small amount of boiled warm water and sip it during the day. I had pneumonia once and my father in law told me about it and the cough cleared up.

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