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Show It Makes Cents BY VI JUDGE I had to write to express my appreciation to you for your hint in this week's Richfield Reaper that of using lemon oil on glass shower doors. I had scrubbed with everything I could think of and that oil took of the hard water deposits in seconds. This hint has helped me a lot: Instead of buying a spray and wash product, mix up your own. Put equal parts of household ammonia, liquid dishwashing detergent, and water in a spray bottle. Mix well and spray on shirt collars, grease spots, etc. It even takes heavy grease off children's clothes just about anything. Elna George, Salina, Utah That's a money saver Elna shared with us. I checked the bottles of ammonia and dishwashing detergent I had on hand and found that the ammonia costs about 15 cents per cup, the detergent 38 cents. Thus for approximately 53 cents, you get a pint and a half of the product. Compare that with a bottle of pre-wash spray the next time you go shopping and gloat over the saving. Thanks for sharing, Elna. Another reader told me she uses waterless mechanics hand cleanser on really bad grease spots such as axel grease. I have a suggestion for mothers and kindergarten teachers. Keep some small plastic bags handy to slip over the toe of a youngster's shoes to make the overshoes slip on easily. This is especially effective when the shoes are damp to begin with. Also, to keep the feet snuggy warm under snow boots or overshoes, wear two pairs of stockings with a plastic bag inbetween. Mary O'Connor, Provo, Utah Any moisture causes spots on my table and coffee table, so. we use lots of coasters. For family use, I find that the plastic tops from the cylinder-type pretzel and potatoe chip cans make excellent coasters. I know that the meat of a walnut will sometimes cover a scratch on furniture, but when you don't have a nut around (the kind of nut you eat, I mean) use a brown eyebrow pencil before applying furniture polish. Clara Cornwall |