Household Uses for Lemons

We know that lemons can add plenty of flavor to some of our
favorite recipes, but they also are very useful to have in the house. Here are
some of our helpful home uses for lemons

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* For a sore throat or bad breath, gargle with some lemon juice

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* Clean discolored utensils with a cloth dipped in lemon juice. Rinse with warm
water.

* Toss used lemons into your garbage disposal to help keep it clean and
smelling fresh.

* Use one part lemon juice and two parts salt to scour chinaware to its
original luster.

* A few drops of lemon juice in outdoor house-paint will keep insects away
while you are painting and until the paint dries.

* Remove scratches on furniture by mixing equal parts of lemon juice and salad
oil and rubbing it on the scratches with a soft cloth.

* To make furniture polish, mix one part lemon juice and two parts olive oil.

* To clean the surface of white marble or ivory (such as piano keys), rub with
a half a lemon, or make a lemon juice and salt paste. Wipe with a clean, wet
cloth.

* To renew hardened paintbrushes, dip into boiling lemon juice. Lower the heat
and leave the brush for 15 minutes, then wash it in soapy water.

* To remove dried paint from glass, apply hot lemon juice with a soft cloth.
Leave until nearly dry, and then wipe off.

* Rub kitchen and bathroom faucets with lemon peel. Wash and dry with a soft
cloth to shine and remove spots.

* Fresh lemon juice in rinse water removes soap film from interiors of ovens
and refrigerators.

* Create your own air freshener: Slice some lemons, cover with water, and let
simmer in a pot for about an hour. (This will also clean your aluminum pots!)

* Fish or onion odor on your hands can be removed by rubbing them with fresh
lemons.

* To get odors out of wooden rolling pins, bowls, or cutting boards, rub with a
piece of lemon. Don’t rinse: The wood will absorb the lemon juice.

* Save lemon and orange rinds to deter squirrels and cats from digging in the
garden. Store rinds in the freezer during the winter, and then bury them just
under the surface of the garden periodically throughout the spring and summer.

* After a shampoo, rinse your hair with lemon juice to make it shine. Mix the
strained juice of a lemon in an eight-ounce glass of warm water.

* Mix one tablespoon of lemon juice with two tablespoons of salt to make a
rust-removing scrub.

* Before you start to vacuum, put a few drops of lemon juice in the dust bag.
It will make the house smell fresh.

* Get grimy white cotton socks white again by boiling them in water with a
slice of lemon.

* Clean copper pots by cutting a lemon in half and rubbing the cut side with
alt until the salt sticks. Rub the lemon onto the metal, rinse with hot water,
and polish dry.

* Suck on a lemon to settle an upset stomach.