HELPFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS
CLEANING
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Black marks from rubber-heeled shoes are easy to remove from a linoleum floor if you use baking soda. Put a small amount of baking soda on a damp paper towel and gently rub the heel marks. They will come right off.  When a leather belt shows signs of wear, apply a coat of liquid shoe polish. This is especially effective around the eyelets. It also works well on some leather purses. To clean and polish chrome table legs, knobs, decorations, and other smooth, chrome-plated items in the home, rub them with a piece of smooth, dampened aluminum foil, shiny side out. The foil will turn black, but the chrome will sparkle. This is a great way to remove rust spots on your car's chrome, too. Club soda also works well for cleaning chrome, and may be more effective than foil when cleaning very small items or those with irregular surfaces. Food and grease splatters from cooking can make a mess of the kitchen wail beside and behind your stove. Here are a couple of suggestions that may help: · If the wall is painted, after cleaning it, apply a generous coating of furniture polish and buff well. You'll be able to wipe away splatters easily with a dry paper towel. · Purchase a sheet of clear acrylic or plexiglass. Drill holes at the top and hang it from hooks on the wall. Remove and wash the "splatter shield" when necessary. On your oven's highest setting, bring a cup of water with a dash of lemon juice to a boil. Change the temperature setting to "low" and boil for 3 minutes. Then thoroughly dry the inside of the microwave and its door. Your oven will be shining clean, and the kitchen will smell fresh! Silver that is not frequently used will not tarnish if rubbed with oatmeal. After removing as much of a jar or bottle label, spray with W-D 40 and rub off gummy residue with paper towel.
   
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