Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-08-24
CLEANING OF CHINAWARE.
How to Do 1t by Simple Home Proc.
ess and Remove Stains.

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How TO Do 1t by Simple Home Proc
ess and Remove Stains.
To keep chinaware bright and spot
ness is-the desire of every housekeeper,
and so the task of washing the best
dishes she rarely intrusts to servant,
for should the cleansing be done in
careless way the result will be an &C
emulation of small stains which will
require treatment bordering on the
heroic to remove.
Hot water should be avoided when
washing fine china. because the heat
is apt to make cracks. just as it will
break glass. To cleanse such china
a cupful of soapsuds or thin soap jelly
should be added to pan of hot water,
and as precaution against chipping
or breaking it is good plan to fold
a dish towel and lay on the bottom OF
the dishpan. For this puPose there
are rubber mats, but thick fold of
toweling will be just as much protec-
ton.
In washing only a few cups and
plates just ordinary care is sufficient,
but when housekeeping is the order
the china closet and its contents de-
mand special attention, for even
though the pretty ware has been kept
behind closed doors dust will sift
, through and often stains appear on
china when it is unused for months at
time. OF course it goes without say
ing that only a few pieces should be
put in the bath at a time If the work
of cleansing is to be thorough. In
soaking, however, If each dish is placed
carefully in the bath a number Of
! pieces may be put In together.
After soaking in soapy water for
several minutes to soften the soil and
stains a second bath should be pre-
pared, into which few pieces should
be washed at time. A small, old,
soft toothbrush is the best article with
which to clean handles Of cups. pitch
ers and vegetable dishes.
China dishes displaying raised pat
terms are veritable dust traps and
need much soaking and scrubbing to
release the CRIME. One cannot be too
! careful. however, with this kind OF
ware, and the wping really Is almost
worse than, the washing, for unless
thoroughly dry the dust will settle
into the crevices. so after rinsing and
drying thoroughly with a soft towel it
is a good plan to place the articles in
4 a cool oven, leaving the door ajar, If
only as a reminder that the dishes are
inside and must be removed before
thesf1re gets hot.
One of the best home remedies for
removing stains on china is wood ash
es. These ashes are safe to use, and
any ordinary stains will disappear
: with the treatment, consisting of soft
ashes shaken on a damp cloth and ap-
piled.
When a stain is obstinate a little
dry salt will usually remove it and
will not injure the china. There are,
however, some kinds of stains that do
not disappear by ordinary means, not
ably the dark color that has settled
into small cracks and the yellow tinge
often assumed by unused china; also
stains caused by medicine.
When such is the case there is moth
ing that will remove the obstinate
spots but muriatic acid. At the out
set it is best to say this must be used
with caution. At the same time there
, is no better agent. If china has been
well fired no harm will result to the
ware or it's colored decoration. but If
home fired the china must not be
treated with this acid.
In applying muriatic acid it is best
2 to use q camels hair brush, because,
while the acid will not burn the fin
gers. it is apt to injure the cuticle
around the nails The muriatic acid
t should be used full strength, and il
the article to be whitened is a dish
or plate the liquid should be poured
! into it, fitting and rolling the acid un
til the stains disappear.
Stains caused by running water In
bowls will disappear as if by magic by
using a little muriatic acid. 1t must
not, however, be poured on marble
only porcelain. for it will eat away
the polish on the marble In purchas
ing the acid the commercial muriatic
. acid should be secured.