INPUT ARTICLE: Article: In a small mixing bowl, combine two parts baking soda with one part vegetable oil. With your clean fingers or a kitchen utensil, mix the soda and oil until it forms a thick, well blended paste. Make enough paste to lightly coat all greasy surfaces of your cabinets. As an example, if you plan on using 2 tbsp (30 ml) of oil, you'd need to use 4 tbsp (59 ml) of baking soda. Alternatively, you could substitute mineral oil in place of vegetable oil. Use the same amount of mineral oil as you would vegetable oil. Test this paste on an out of sight spot on your cabinets. Some finishes may react negatively to baking soda's mild abrasive properties. The cleaning paste should be quite thick. While cleaning your cabinets, it's likely that some of this paste will fall onto the area beneath them, along with absorbed grease and grime. Lay out a cover, like newspaper, a drop cloth, or an old towel, under your cabinets to catch falling paste. Scoop up a small amount of the paste with your fingers. Gently rub the paste onto all dirty surfaces of the cabinet in a thin coat. Pay close attention to handles, where grease and buildup collect naturally. Use a non-abrasive sponge or soft, lint-free dishcloth to lightly scrub the paste on your cabinets. Work it into nooks, crannies, and cracks in the grain. For narrow spaces or detail cleaning, use a toothbrush. Cleanse your sponge or dishcloth by rinsing it in clean water. When clean, wring it out so it is damp. Wipe away any paste still on your cabinets with the sponge or cloth. Dry the surface of the cabinets with a soft, lint-free drying cloth. If any grease remains, spot clean it with leftover paste in the fashion described. When your cabinets are clean, remaining paste can be thrown away.

SUMMARY: Create a paste with baking soda and vegetable oil. Cover the area beneath your cabinets. Apply the paste to the cabinets with your clean fingers. Scrub the paste to remove grease. Remove the paste and wipe the cabinets dry.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Group together 2-3 canes and gently secure them together for support against the wind. Make sure to keep your zip ties or cotton string loose so they don't abrade the plant. Add a layer of dry straw around the canes, then wrap them carefully in a sheet of burlap. Secure the burlap with twine or wire to keep everything in place. Use the hilling technique to protect the plant's roots and crown. Use a shovel to create a 1ft (30cm) high and 1ft (30cm) wide mound of soil or compost. If you choose to use compost, add another 6in (15cm) of compost or straw to the top and sides of the mound. The level will go down as the compost decomposes. Carefully pull back the hilling mound, spreading the soil or compost through the garden with a rake. Unwrap the burlap, twine, or wire from the bundled canes gently. Use pruning shears to clip the zip ties or cotton string. You can look up the date of your first thaw by entering your zip code at https://davesgarden.com/guides/freeze-frost-dates/#b.

SUMMARY: Bundle and tie your climbing roses with zip ties or cotton string. Wrap the bundles with dry straw and burlap. Pile up 1ft (30cm) of well-drained soil or compost around the base. Remove any covering and leaves when the ground thaws in the spring.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The simplest way to locate previous cost data is with your own memory. Perhaps there is some item at the grocery store or shopping mall that you've been buying for years at the same price. This could be a staple of your weekly grocery shopping trips or a clothing item you buy regularly. For example, imagine that the price of a gallon of milk has been $2.50 for a number of years. This represents the previous price for the purpose of your cost increase calculation. If the price of an item you've purchased in the past has increased, you can now calculate a cost increase percentage for the item. However, you will need the item's current cost first. Check the store for the current price of the item in question. For example, imagine that a gallon of milk, that has always gone for $2.50, is now priced at $3.50. You can now calculate the cost increase percentage to know just how much you are being charged at the new price in relation to the old price. Before comparing, make sure both values (your previous and current values) refer to the same product. If one is better in some way, your costs are not directly comparable. In some cases, locating previous cost information is not as simple as remembering the former cost of an item. For example, when comparing costs from long ago to now or finding cost increases on an item you've never purchased you'll need to locate cost information elsewhere. The same is true for cost measures (rather than items), such as the consumer price index (CPI), a measure of average consumer prices in the U.S., or the purchasing power of the U.S. Dollar. In these cases, you will need to do some online research to locate previous cost figures. Try typing in the item and year you are interested in, along with "cost" or "value," to locate cost information for that time. For example, cost information for various consumer goods from 1900 until the present can be found at http://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/historic-prices/. For all historical cost information you locate, you will also need a modern figure to compare it with. Try to locate the closest modern version of whatever item or measure you are comparing. Make sure to avoid comparing items that are different due to different levels of quality or additional features, for example. Use the most current information from the current year in your calculations.

SUMMARY:
Recall the previous price of an item. Check the item's current price. Research historical cost information. Locate modern cost figures.