When life gives you lemons, go green...
1) Clean your cutting boards by using salt and half a lemon as a scrub
2) Deodorize and sharpen your garbage disposal by adding a cut up lemon and a cup of ice
3) Buffer a sharp blade

5) Add lemon juice to your laundry to whiten your whites and get things smelling fresh and clean
6) Clean copper, tarnished brass and stainless steal by applying a paste of lemons and salt, then rinse for a spot free finish

8) Clean your microwave
9) Keep your flowers looking fresh picked with 2 tablespoons lemons juice, 1 quart of water and 1 tablespoon sugar
10) Get sparkling windows using 4 tablespoons lemon juice to half a gallon of water

11) Make a lemon candle
12) Deodorize your hands after a bout with garlic or onion chopping
13) Make lemon sugar to give your sweetener a little zing (recipe here)

15) Make your fire even cozier- add a few lemon peels to the flames and really light up the night

(images, martha stewart living, country living, foodnetwork)
No Comments Yet, Leave Yours!
Thanks for the tip on getting your whites whiter with lemons. I've been using soap nuts for washing which are great but they need an extra boost for whites!
wow! Good to know lemon juice works for ants. Great tips!
Post a Comment