Cleaning Silver Without Harsh Chemicals

Are you looking for a way to avoid polishing your silver

with toxic chemicals?

Since I use my silverware only a few times a year,

the pieces just sit in a drawer most of the year

so I like to polish them before I use them.

I have heard that if you use your silver more often,

it doesn't need polishing enough.

Maybe I will try to remember that for next year.

Anyway,

before I set up my Country Thanksgiving table last week.

I cleaned up the silver so it was camera ready.

This is how I clean mine before each use:

Supplies Needed:

Aluminum Roasting Pan

2 cups of Baking Soda

Boiling Water

Boil a large pot of water and disolve the baking soda in it. 

Place your silverware in the aluminum roasting pan.

Pour the boiling water into the tray covering all the silver. 

Leave on for several minutes. 

Rinse and dry.

Done!

Here is a spoon against a black background.

And a knife against a white background.

It really does take off the tarnish.

Now, like I said my silver wasn't that bad to begin with

because I do use it a few times a year.

(In fact, I realized I never took a before close up - oops!)

But I didn't have to use any harsh silver polishes

and it was very easy!

One of these days I would like to do a side by side comparison

using regular polish vs. the baking soda method.

But that won't happen this week!

I am off to do more Thanksgiving preparing.

I have a bunch of ugly mismatched chairs

 to pull up from the basement...

How are you preparing for Thanksgiving?

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