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MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES.
USES OF AMMONIA.
All housekeepers should keep a bottle of liquid ammonia, as it is the most
powerful and useful agent for cleaning silks, stuffs and hats, in fact cleans
everything it touches. A few drops of ammonia in water will take off grease from
dishes, pans, etc., does not injure the hands as much as the use of soda and
strong chemical soaps. A spoonful in a quart of warm water for cleaning paint,
makes it look like new, and so with everything that needs cleaning.
Spots on towels and hosiery will disappear with little trouble if a little
ammonia is put into enough water to soak the articles, and they are left in it
an hour or two before washing; and if a cupful is put into the water in which
clothes are soaked the night before washing, the ease with which the articles
can be washed, and their great whiteness and clearness when dried, will be very
gratifying. Remembering the small sum paid for three quarts of ammonia of common
strength, one can easily see that no bleaching preparation can be more cheaply
obtained.
No articles in kitchen use are so likely to be neglected and abused as the
dish-cloths and dish-towels; and in washing these, ammonia, if properly used, is
a greater comfort than anywhere else. Put a teaspoonful into the water in which
these clothes are, or should be washed every day; rub soap on the towels. Put
them in the water; let them stand half an hour or so; then rub them out
thoroughly, rinse faithfully, and dry out-doors in clear air and sun, and
dish-cloths and towels need never look gray and dingy--a perpetual discomfort to
all housekeepers.
A dark carpet often looks dusty soon after it has been swept, and you know it
does not need sweeping again; so wet a cloth or a sponge, wring it almost dry,
and wipe off the dust. A few drops of ammonia in the water will brighten the
colors.
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