Rules for Cleaning 1345 



4. Polish with the chamois. 



5. If necessary, wash the chamois. 

 Recipe for silver polish: 



1 cup methylated spirit (wood alcohol) 



2 tablespoonfuls household ammonia 

 5 cup precipitated whiting 



Mix the ingredients and keep in a closely corked bottle. Shake thor- 

 oughly before using. 

 Note. — The silver polish should be of the consistency of milk when being used. 



To clean steel ware 

 Apparatus: 



A knife board if knives are to be cleaned, bath brick or sapolio, cork, 

 dishcloth, dish towel, and clean chamois. 

 Procedure: 



1. Spread a newspaper on the table and place on it the utensils to be 



cleaned. 



2. Pulverize finely some of the bath brick. 



3. Moisten the cork with water and dip it in the bath brick or sapolio. 



4. Rub the steel utensil vigorously with the moist bath brick. 



5. Wash in warm water, being careful not to immerse knife handles in 



hot water. 



6. Wipe thoroughly dry. 



Note. — If steel utensils are to be kept some time without being used, extra pre- 

 caution must be taken to have them thoroughly free from moisture. They may be 

 dried in very gentle heat. Dry flour, dry bath brick, or oil on the blades will prevent 

 any rust. 



To clean zinc 

 Apparatus: 



The kerosene can, some cotton waste or an old cloth, a bottle of vinegar 

 and alum mixture (see below), and an old pot. 

 Procedure: 



1. Take a piece of cotton waste or an old cloth, pour a little kerosene 



on the zinc, and spread it all over with the waste or cloth. 



2. Start at one corner and rub hard with the waste or cloth until the 



zinc is clean and bright. 



3. Finally, rub off all superfluous kerosene with a piece of fresh waste. 



4. If the zinc has been neglected and is very dirty, heat some of the 



vinegar and alum mixture in the old pot. Apply it hot, rub 

 hard, and wipe off immediately. 

 q. Burn the waste. 



