How to Clean Silver

June 7, 2012 by

The following is a post from contributing writer Jacinda.

I love discovering solutions to a problem that are healthier and more economical than their commercial alternatives! Take silver polish, for instance. Would you believe you can get the same gleaming results using a few, everyday staples without spending a dime on toxic creams? Here’s how you do it.

How to Clean Silver

Supplies needed

  • Real aluminium foil
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1/2 cup baking soda
  • a deep glass or enamel dish

 

Instructions

  1. Line your dish with a piece of foil.
  2. Place your silverware inside. The silverware must be touching the aluminium foil, so be sure to follow the process in this order.
  3. Cover with boiling water and immediately add baking soda.  Take a step back as there will be a mild chemical reaction between the baking soda and the aluminum foil.
  4. Leave your silverware in the baking soda solution for a few more minutes after the “fizz” has settled down.
  5. Remove silver. Wash and clean in warm water.
  6. Buff with a soft cloth.

 

The spoon in the photo above was in the same condition as its case before undergoing a few soakings in the baking soda solution.  Severely tarnished items  may require a few repetitions of the process before they shine like new again.

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About Jacinda

Jacinda Vandenberg is a wife, mother, homemaker, and second-generation homeschooler. She blogs at Growing Home , a site dedicated to preserving the homemaking arts and encouraging fellow keepers of the home to embrace their noble calling.

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  1. erica says:
    June 7, 2012 at 11:12 am

    That’s an amazing trick.. thanks for that idea, now I Can hardly wait to get things sparkling in this house !

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