Frugal Friday
Apr. 11th, 2025 09:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ecosophia
Welcome back to Frugal Friday! This is a weekly forum post to encourage people to share tips on saving money, especially but not only by doing stuff yourself. A new post will be going up every Friday, and will remain active until the next one goes up. Contributions will be moderated, of course, and I have some simple rules to offer, which may change further as we proceed.Rule #1: this is a place for polite, friendly conversations about how to save money in difficult times. It's not a place to post news, views, rants, or emotional outbursts about the reasons why the times are difficult and saving money is necessary. Nor is it a place to use a money saving tip to smuggle in news, views, etc. I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.
Rule #2: this is not a place for you to sell goods or services, period. Here again, I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.
Rule #3: please give your tip a heading that explains briefly what it's about. Homemade Chicken Soup, Garden Containers, Cheap Attic Insulation, and Vinegar Cleans Windows are good examples of headings. That way people can find the things that are relevant for them. If you don't put a heading on your tip it will be deleted.
Rule #4: don't post anything that would amount to advocating criminal activity. Any such suggestions will not be put through.
With that said, have at it!
Black areas on kitchen towels
Date: 2025-04-12 11:44 am (UTC)Our dish towels tend to get black areas (spotty) that I can't get rid of. I've tried oxygen bleach, vinegar, lemon juice and salt. Does anyone have other ideas?
Obviously we should try to keep the cloths dry but it's not always easy.
Re: Black areas on kitchen towels
Date: 2025-04-13 02:53 pm (UTC)In my experience when the weather is hot and dry, everything works. When the weather is 'bochorno' hot and humid everything becomes more difficult. But to answer your question my way of handling a similar problem is:
-the cheapest bleach is the best
-reducing the amount of kitchenware in everyday cooking
-Keep kitchen windows open as much as you can
-using lots of towel paper
Kind regards,
Tired21
Re: Black areas on kitchen towels
Date: 2025-04-15 08:12 pm (UTC)Atmospheric River