WASHING CUTLERY
Silver spoons and forks should be put into hot, soapy water with a little ammonia in it. If a pinch of borax is put into the rinsing water an excellent polish can be obtained by rubbing them with a chamois when dry. They will then only need an occasional polishing with silver polish. To remove egg and tea stains from silver, rub with a damp cloth dipped in salt. Bad stains can be removed with vinegar and salt. Black spots on silver saltspoons will disappear if soaked in olive oil for a time. To remove taste and odour from silver fish knives and forks they should be rubbed with a slice of lemon. Ivory and imitation ivory knife handles can be whitened and cleaned by rubbing with lemon. Handles which have turned yellow should be rubbed with turpentine. Not only should hot water never be used on knife handles, but they should not even be left to soak in cold water. Cutlery not in use should be rubbed over with a suspicion of linseed ?il and wrapped in chamois leather.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 21052, 2 June 1938, Page 12
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182WASHING CUTLERY Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 21052, 2 June 1938, Page 12
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