More Uses for Baking Soda

Baking soda is wonderful, all-purpose box of stuff. It seems like a new use is found for this old standby every day. Everyone knows the standard uses for baking soda. It keeps food odors down in your fridge and freezer, just by putting an open box in there. Although today, they make special packages for that use. Plus, it makes a great soother for when your stomach is upset and there is no 7-Up handy. You can also shake it onto your carpet, then vacuum it up to get those icky odors of out of the carpet. Again, there are special packages for carpet cleaning with baking soda. However, the good old box stuff works just the same way.

However, there are many more uses for baking soda. I have used every single one of these suggestions. They really work. Best of all, you will save money.

Cleaning silver jewelry. Tarnished jewelry is just ugly. But, standing there polishing it is boring. With baking soda, it is no muss, no fuss. Take a ceramic or glass bowl and line with aluminum foil. Pour in one cup of hot water, then add 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Stir until the soda dissolves. Place your jewelry in the bowl, making sure the pieces touch. Then watch the tarnish literally lift off. After the jewelry looks clean, remove and rinse in cool water. You are all done. Heavily tarnished jewelry may require more than one treatment. No matter how many treatments it requires, you end up with shining jewelry and no tarnish polish to clean off.