Article: Home and garden briefs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Byline: Mary Beth Breckenridge

Q&A:

Q: Do you have any suggestions for how I might remove the water stains from my mother's favorite aluminum cake pan? When I made some rice pudding, I set the glass dish full of pudding in the cake pan filled with water, and it discolored the pan.

A: Minerals in the water caused the discoloration, said a customer service representative at the Mirro Co., which manufactures aluminum cookware. The discoloration isn't harmful, but it's unattractive.

She recommended bringing 2 tablespoons cream of tartar and 1 quart of water to boil in a saucepan, then pouring the solution into the cake pan and letting it ...

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