In Joy Emporium: ***Tuesday's Tip***

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Tuesday's Tip

This is nothing new under the sun but, it is the first time I have tried it, vinegar AND orange. I have tried using just plain vinegar for cleaning and I can't say I have been altogether satisfied. A couple of weeks ago we had some beautiful navel oranges so I decided to save the peels and give this a try. The guys here didn't always remember to leave me out the peels so I had to pick some out of the compost bucket and rinse off the coffee grounds....anyways this is what I did...

I packed a quart jar full of orange peels. Then I poured vinegar into the jar until peels were covered. I put a date on the lid that was 2 weeks down the road and set the jar in a sunny window and waited.

This last weekend a bit more than 2 weeks had passed. I had saved & rinsed an empty cleaning spray bottle to reuse for this purpose. I used a sieve and a funnel to pour my vinegar/orange liquid into the bottle.

Ok now the test! I cleaned my whole kitchen with it...it worked beautifully! It sure feel better using something I could drink all around my cooking surfaces! Check out my oven hood...a tough spot due to oil splatter....

I even tried it on my wood work...GREAT for the daily grime! This morning I cleaned the tub. I let it set on the ring around the tub for a few minutes then wiped. Took a smidge more elbow grease but, well worth it for the $$$ savings as well the kindness to our Earth! My only regret is I didn't make more. Still smells like vinegar but not so strong and the odor does not linger. Very Happy!