Cleaning With Salt??

by Mary Pereira

EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH A LITTLE SALT

Cleaning With Salt??

The answer is a resounding YES!!!  If your Momma didn't tell you...give her a break. Maybe she didn't know. I will admit it, I am as surprised as you are. I have just always sprinkled Salt on my food and kept it handy to extinguish kitchen fires. My mother did not pass along this information either. There is so much about Salt that is intriguing and even beautiful too. So let's find out all about it shall we, Beloved?

Supernatural Salt

  The Great Salt Lake  

 The Great Salt Lake has very beautiful sunsets, ranging in hues of lavender as you can see, pinks, golds, crimson and blues you never thought existed. Basically the Great Salt Lake is a small Sea surrounded by land. The Salt in the Great Salt Lake allows you to float very easily.

The Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is made up of 30% Salt. Obvisously you can float in the Dead Sea, plus it has Health Benefits. Many travel to Israel just to receive those miraculous healings. One of the most interesting sights to see is people covered in Dead Sea Salt Mud.

Dead Sea Salt Mud is a Treatment 



The Dead Sea beholds a Beauty with Salt like no other place in the world. I believe it is because of God's Supernatural hand primarily in the midst of  the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

And then there is the Dead Sea Scrolls and the most recent findings 70 metal books found near a Jordan Cave is absolutely amazing even though it was not in the Dead Sea. There is just always something Supernatural about God and what He creates. And don't forget, God says Christians are the Salt of the Earth!!

The Salt Gallery

Watch this being created

Salt for Fun

 

I know, Right?

 

 

Nail Art with Salt

Balance Salt Shaker with Salt

Time Lapsed Salt Crystal Garden

Make Playdoh with Koolaid

 

Now that we have had our fun, it is time to get to the Nitty-Gritty of Salt......CLEANING!

Salt the Cleanser

• Salt absorbs spills, especially helpful with greasy ones
• Salt neutralizes smells, wonderful additive to garbage cans
• Polishes Silver; Line your sink with foil, add a half a cup of Salt & half a cup of Baking Soda with two cups of very hot water, soak for thirty minutes or more then polish

• One part Vinegar or Lemon Juice plus one part Salt for cleaning Copper
• Remove smells from your hands after prepping food; rub Salt with just a few drops of water, then rinse away the odor
• Degrease your oven, pans, pots and dishes with one part Baking Soda & one part Salt
• Remove grease stains from carpet; one part Salt and four parts Rubbing Alcohol, rub in hard and rinse with water or steam vacuum
• clean white wicker furniture; make a salty water solution, use a bristle brush, scrub and let dry in the sun
• Check Out the fastest most simplest way to clean your Cast Iron Skillet below
  

• Degrease and deodorize sink drains by using Salt and very hot water
• Remove water rings from wooden furniture; one part Salt and one part Olive oil
• Remove stubborn coffee and Tea stains with a mixture of Salt and Liquid Dish Soap
• Clean refrigerators with Salt and Soda Water
• Remove Rust with a mixture of Salt, Cream of Tartar and Lemon Juice; create a paste, set it sit for awhile and scrub off Rust Stains
• For a sparkling Coffee Pot; Salt, Rice and Ice Cubes; swish around and then rinse
• Wine Stains; Blot wine up, pour a pile of Salt, vigorously rub in, use cold water to rinse and then use a shop vac to vacuum up the area.

• Over suds in laundry; add one cup of Salt to calm down the bubbles
• Keep clothes from freezing on the clothes line this Winter; add one cup of Salt to your final rinse.
• Brighten Colors and prevent colors from bleeding; add one cup of Salt to your wash
• Remove Rust, Mildew and Perspiration Stains from your clothes; make a paste with Salt and Lemon Juice, rub it in, let it completely dry in the sun and then wash

• Wash your Fruits and Vegetables with a Salt water solution
• Clean dirt off your freshly picked garden vegetables, such as Mushrooms, Onions, Shallots and Potatoes; pour a whole lot of Salt into a container, bury your Vegetables, rub Salt all over them and then shake off the excess
• Clean the ring around your tub, whether it's soap scum or hard water stains; use one part Salt and one part Lemon Juice, make a great scrubbing paste and then rinse
• Clean Lipstick stains off cups; rub Salt and then rinse
• Clean and deodorize Cutting Boards; rub plenty of Salt into your board, let sit for two minutes and then rinse
• Kill weeds; one part Salt and three parts very hot water, fill a spray bottle and directly spray on the weeds that you want to dispose

• Clean Piano Keys; make a paste with Salt and Lemon Juice, rub and then wipe off
• Clean Artificial Flowers; pour Salt into a paper bag, place flowers in the bag, close and then shake 
• Clean Antique Linens; Boil in a pot, water, half a cup of Borax and half a cup of Salt. Steep until stains are lifted
• Clean loose Diamonds; pour Salt into hands and rub together with Diamonds. Use white toothpaste, a toothbrush and Salt to scrub Diamond jewelry
• Clean Motor oil off hands by rubbing them with Salt
• Wipe away Smoke Film off your walls; mix Salt with Rubbing Alcohol and wipe away
• Clean Belly Button Piercing....view video below
  

Pass the Salt, Please

We all need Salt, in more ways than one. A small amount of Salt is needed in our diet. There are a few things, Sweetheart, that I would like you to remember until the next time we discuss Salt.......oh Yes, there is so much more to talk about!

Take Life with a Grain of Salt, Pass the Salt, Please.......

 &

 

Don't forget Beloved, Cleanliness is next to Godliness

BAKING SODA, THE STRONG ARM AND HAMMER

by Mary Pereira


God's Strong Arm

God's strong arm
Reaches in places unknown
In the depths of despair
When you lost and alone

He's always as close
As the mention of his name
Call and I'll be there
I've heard the Lord say

His mighty strong arm
With strength beyond compare
Reaches with softness
And gentleness so rare

Call on the Lord
He awaits your call
God's strong arm
The strongest of them all
by
Lagaya Evans


Did you know that Baking Soda was imported from England? The United States started producing Baking Soda in 1839. Austin Church and John Dwight in 1846 provided a factory in New York, to start manufacturing Baking Soda. Dr. Austin Church's son, John Church owned a mill named the Vulcan Spice Mills.  Vulcan, who is the Roman god of fire and forge, is often shown with a strong muscular arm and holding a hammer. John Church loved the representation for his new company and used it for his logo. Most of us, when we think of Baking Soda, the words Arm & Hammer come to mind.

Baking Soda is a white crystalline powder (NaHCO3) better known to chemists as sodium bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate or sodium acid carbonate. It is an acid salt formed by combining acid (carbonic) and a base (sodium hydroxide) and it reacts with other chemicals as a mild alkali. ~ quoted from eNotes

As you can see Baking soda has been around for a long time...here is a link for Arm & Hammer's Timeline. Take a look and see their milestones through the years. In the meantime, Beloved, let's talk about some of the great uses of Baking Soda as far as cleaning is concerned. I had a badly clogged shower sink that would not let water drain down and so I did some research and came across a terrific video on how to clear drains without using drain cleaners which are very toxic. Enjoy the video...


 


After trying this approach, not only did it immediately clear the clogged shower drain but it hasn't given me a problem since.  I highly recommend this method....*note; please don't feel that you need to use boiling hot water to rinse away the Baking Soda and Vinegar, just very hot water will do just fine.

What Not To Do...thumbs down

In my search for what to use Baking Soda for I found a video on what not to do, including the language. [WARNING EXPLICIT LANGUAGE]



What To Do....thumbs up

Baking Soda is a wonderful product that is environmentally safe and very inexpensive to use. Here is another video with great Baking Soda tips.


 

Smashed Peas and Carrots

One of my favorite tips on Homemade Air Fresheners comes from -------------------------------------->

I am making one for my bathroom and for my closet, where I keep my shoes....you know why that would be important my Sweet, don't you? This air freshener is not only useful but beautiful as well by customizing the print that suits your individual tastes, using scrapbook paper. Just clever!!! I Love It. 



 Top 4 Links For Baking Soda Tips

• Wellness Mama
• Keeper of the Home
• $mall Town Thriftiness
• essortment

Now after you visit these sights for all your Baking Soda needs and do all that housework, you're going to be tired....You just can't go on neglecting yourself, Love!

Let me help you out by telling you some great beauty secrets Baking Soda has to offer. So sit back and relax, you deserve it. Trust me I know how it is with all the pressure in life nowadays.

Beauty is Only Skin Deep So...Let's Start with the Skin

Did you know that Baking Soda is good for getting rid of acne? Teenagers aren't the only ones running around with blemishes. It's not uncommon, you know so don't feel like you are the only one. In fact, adult acne affects 20% of men and 50% of women at some point in their adult lives.

Baking Soda Mask

Exfoliate and smooth your skin with a baking soda paste. Mix 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water. Rub the paste on any areas of skin that feel dry and rough, such as knees, elbows, feet and hands. This will make your skin feel baby-soft and refreshed. ~ quote from eHow

I have tried it...you will want to kiss me when it's all over. Here is a link for a home pedicure, Querida.

Baking Soda Soak for a Pedicure

Baking Soda is well known for brightening your teeth and gives such a smooth feeling but I must warn you about using too much will take off the enamel. So be careful, everything in moderation is always best, Sweetheart.

Baking Soda for your Pearly Whites

It's time to say good-bye again and to sincerely thank you for taking the time to visit me,  participate in the discoveries of all natural products and how they enrich our lives. I am very grateful for all that God has bestowed upon us. He Loves us that much, Beloved.  On my next Blog, I will be discussing one of my favorite Essential Oils of all time...Lavender. In the meantime, don't forget, Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

The Mighty Germ Fighting Lemon

by Mary Pereira

Lemon....when life throws you lemons, not only should you make LEMONADE but a dozen other fun things to clean your house with as well.......

One of the most sleepless nights a person could have is walking away from using harsh chemicals to sanitize their homes.  I say NONSENSE!!! Not when you use Lemons.  They certainly possess some type of allure, don't they?  Just merely the color holds the promise of joy and happiness.  But it is more than that because there have been poems written about them, paintings created and songs have been born. 

A Lemon

Out of lemon flowers
loosed
on the moonlight, love's
lashed and insatiable
essences,
sodden with fragrance,
the lemon tree's yellow
emerges,
the lemons
move down
from the tree's planetarium

Delicate merchandise!
The harbors are big with it-
bazaars
for the light and the
barbarous gold.
We open
the halves
of a miracle,
and a clotting of acidsbrims
into the starry
divisions:
creation's
original juices,
irreducible, changeless,
alive:
so the freshness lives on
in a lemon,
in the sweet-smelling house of the rind,
the proportions, arcane and acerb.

Cutting the lemon
the knife
leaves a little cathedral:
alcoves unguessed by the eye
that open acidulous glass
to the light; topazes
riding the droplets,
altars,
aromatic facades.



So, while the hand
holds the cut of the lemon,
half a world

on a trencher,
the gold of the universe
wells
to your touch:
a cup yellow
with miracles,
a breast and a nipple
perfuming the earth;
a flashing made fruitage,
the diminutive fire of a planet.

by
Pablo Neruda

Did you think I was kidding when I said there were songs written about them?

LEMON SONG

Lemon a.k.a. citrus limonium from the Rutaceace family. The Mighty Germ Fighting Lemon is

• Antiscobutic (prevents Scurvy)
• Antiseptic
• Antiviral
• Antibacterial
• Anti-infectious
• and makes a good Astringent

So guess what, Ladies and Gentlemen?  It makes a fantastic disinfectant.  Powerful enough to kill germs in the name of Love for you and your family.  You can tuck your little Darlins' in bed at night and give out a sigh of relief because they are protected by the Mighty Lemon! Meet ummmm looks like he needs a name but he is charmingly referred to as Funny Super Hero Lemon Character and you can purchase tee shirts, bags and ties with his cute picture on it... You've just got to love it!!!

Lemons also have a built in pleasant fragrance and the ability to increase smiles along the way...........

Time for another song, don't you think?  How about Lemony Lemons Song?  Please enjoy the music by clicking on the link in red in case you hadn't caught on, Love.  Now back to the serious stuff at hand here.....Ahh Yes! CLEANING

Did you know that you can use Lemons to disinfect toilets? Mix 1 part Lemon Juice and 1 part Borax, soak it and then scrub.  You will scrub away germs and be left with a lemony fresh scent and shiny goodness. You can do away with Bleach as well by using 1 part Lemon juice and 1 part Baking Soda on your stained clothes for a half an hour and then wash as usual. Please leave it on longer for really tough stains.  Another good tip is to use 1 part Lemon Juice and 1 part salt, let it dry in the sunlight, then wash, and it gets rid of such tough stains as mildew and rust. And...for that extra whitening of clothes just add a cup of Lemon juice to your detergent and watch your clothes instantly brighten colors and sparkle all your britches.

It makes a great air-freshener by combining Lemon juice/water and baking soda.  To give your Varnished wood a beautiful shine, put a few drops of Lemon Oil into a cup of water....be sure the wood is shellacked.  For Unvarnished wood. take equal parts of Lemon Juice and Olive Oil, shake it together and get a cotton cloth or micro-fiber and shine, shine, shine.  Use Lemon Juice as a hand-sanitizer but be sure to remember if you have cuts, it will burn, but don't forget, it will kill germs.  For an easy wipe of those nasty stains in your microwave, use one half cup Lemon juice and one cup and a half of water, boil in the microwave for 5-10 minutes and wipe away the yucky grime with ease.
Lemon juice is a natural weed killer too!  Fill a spray bottle with pure lemon juice (don't be afraid to use the bottled lemon juice because it also contains Lemon Oil, and works just as well, not to mention less expensive)  So fill your bottle and knock out those pesky weeds.

 Meanwhile....if you get tired of squeezing all these Lemons, let Bumble Bee Slim do all the squeezing with his song Lemon Squeezing Blues.  Pure Lemon juice eliminates water stains, soap scum and limescale. Lemon Juice is a degreaser for your dishes and takes off caked-on grime from your pots and pans. Add it to your dish washing machine instead of jet dry for clear glasses without streaks. We all know how smelly food can be, whether decomposing or not, at times... Here comes Lemon to the rescue again. Spray pure Lemon juice into your sinks or compost piles to zap the smell.  Is your garbage disposal lashing out at you? Save your Lemon peels and mix them with vinegar ice cubes... crush them down the disposal for an order eliminating germ free setting.

Be sure to rinse lemon juice off with water to remove the residue.

Disinfect your cutting board with Lemon juice plus eliminate the stink that loves to hang on.  Don't forget to use it on your counter tops, inside and out of your refrigerator, even if it is stainless steel to make it shine. But...DON'T DON'T DON'T use Lemon on marble. MARBLE + ACID FROM LEMON = CRYING AND EMPTYING OF POCKETS.....I want you to promise me, Beloved that you will remember that about marble.

I love Lemons...I always have. As a kid, I ate Lemondrops and still would if someone offered them to me. Summer just wasn't the same without my Mom's homemade Lemonade. Fresh squeezed or even Country Time Lemonade...Pink Lemonade too with a Maraschino Cherry in it, mmmm. To top it all off, Lemon Pound Cake with, you guessed it.....Lemon Frosting

Well I would like to thank you, sweetie for stopping by again and taking a fresh look at Lemons and all the possibilities it has with cleaning, and maybe even revisiting a few childhood memories on the way. If you are a big fan of Lemons like I am, you might want a beautiful refrigerator magnet like this one.

So check out Zazzle  and if you would like to purchase the thank you cards below, it's also from Zazzle

Don't forget you are very beautiful, and that Cleanliness is next to Godliness