Clean and Simple: A Back-to-basics Approach to Cleaning Your Home (The Old Farmer's Almanac home library) - Softcover

Halvorson, Christine; Sheldon, Kenneth M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0737000406 ISBN 13: 9780737000405

Publisher: Time Life UK, 1999

Synopsis

An entertaining and extremely helpful compendium of advice for all-natural cleaning, much of it gleaned from more than 200 years of The Old Farmer's Almanac . Offers recipes for household cleaners easily made at home from non-toxic ingredients, and gives tips on cleaning virtually everything in the house, from carpets to air conditions to children's ears. Includes humorous side bars on cleaning milestones, determining your cleaning personality, and mother's spit as an all- purpose cleanser, plus two-color wood-block illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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CLEAN & SIMPLE
Looking for some new ideas to keep your house tidy that are uncomplicated, economical, and easy on the environment? Why not look back to a time when people relied on their resourcefulness and common sense? Before the introduction of caustic commercial cleansers and aggressive television advertising, householders managed admirably with the natural materials at hand - lemons, salt, baking soda, and vinegar, to name a few. This collection of tried-and-true cleaning advice, much of it gleaned from more than 200 years of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, includes recipes for highly effective household cleaners you can make yourself. Simplify your life with hints such as these:

To remove the smell of smoke from clothes, hang them above a steaming bath filled with water and 1 cup of vinegar.

To shine taps, rub them with a piece of lemon peel, rinse, and buff.

Spray your shower curtain once or twice a week with vinegar to cut through soap buildup and deter mildew.

With humour and understanding, the authors share hundreds of solutions that will save you money and make short work of your everyday tasks.

Synopsis

This guide contains information culled from over 200 years of America''s Old Farmer''s Almanac. Using a back-to-basics approach to cleaning your home it provides environmentally-friendly replacements for all those caustic cleaners.'

Edition details

• Publisher: Time Life UK
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0737000406
• ISBN 13: 9780737000405
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160