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Article: Household tips for lemons keep home, hands clean
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- April 16, 1999
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In her new book, Lemon Magic: 200 Beauty and Household Uses for
Lemon Juice (Three Rivers Press, $10), Patty Moosbrugger gives the
phrase "lemon aid" new meaning. Some of her tips:
In the kitchen: Rub a teaspoon of lemon juice on berry- or
fruit-stained hands to clean them.
Put half a lemon in the water when cooking cabbage to eliminate
odor.
Add a teaspoon of lemon juice per quart of water to make
fluffier rice and prevent it from sticking.
In the laundry: Cover an ink stain with cream of tartar, then
drizzle a few drops of lemon juice over the stain, rub in and remove
the powder with brush, then sponge with warm water.
Need mild bleach? Add 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/4 cup baking ...