Bless Your Heart

So I’ve been watching this show on BBC America that I just love called How Clean is Your House? Kim & Aggie give great tips on cleaning during the show and we’ve tried a few out. They’re all about “cheap & cheerful” and using products you’d have right in your home, like salt & lemon juice. You have to get used to the British lingo of course, but that’s a bit easier for me than CSP since I grew up with my Irish Nanny. I’m used to her saying AL-you-min-ee-um foil instead of aluminum foil.

Anyway, I thought I’d share a tip with you that I just love. I wear mostly silver jewelry and it can get tarnished. Some of it, like my heart bracelet, can be hard to clean with all its nooks and crannies. So the HCIYH ladies said to get tarnish off of silver the easy way to do this: Line a plastic bowl or dish (like Tupperware) with aluminum foil. Place your jewelry inside the dish. Lay it out so it touches the foil. Only do this with sterling. No plated stuff. Then sprinkle a good bit of baking soda on it. They call it bicarbonate of soda on the show. Now pour hot water over everything. I put the kettle on and take it just under boiling then pour that on. The mixture will bubble and froth for a bit. Let it sit a while, a long while if it’s all really dirty. Then rinse your silver and dry it. All shiny!