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Daniel | June 29, 2009The optimist says the glass is half full.
The pessimist says the glass is half empty.
I say the glass is dirty, and needs to be washed.
We all end up needing to do dishes. While it’s greener and gets your dishes cleaner to do them by hand, most of us opt to use the dishwasher. I know that dishwasher detergent is one of the items I’m constantly scanning for coupons for. No more. I recently found this great little post on home made dishwasher detergent:
Brown Thumb Mama: Making Dishwasher Detergent
One of the things I really liked about it was that the only “unusual” ingredients are items I use in my laundry detergent anyway, so I have them around the house. The stuff works great, and as noted in the post, costs about 9 cents a load. Here’s the basic recipe:
1 cup Washing soda
1/2 cup Baking soda
1/2 cup Borax
Directions: Dump in bowl, mix well. Use 2 Tbs per load of dishes.
Simple tip: as soon as the rinse cycle is done, open the door to the dishwasher. The dishes are hot from the hot water, and will dry themselves in just a few minutes if the humidity isn’t trapped in with them.
The bonus? This hits all of my big three - simple, frugal and green!
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spiri2al.com | September 15, 2009 | 5:45 amThe Art of Zen Living » Simplifying the Dishwasher…
We all end up needing to do dishes. While it’s greener and gets your dishes cleaner to do them by hand, most of us opt to use the dishwasher. I know that dishwasher detergent is one of the items I’m constantly scanning for coupons for. No more. …
What is washing soda, never heard of it. I stopped
Jeanie | October 13, 2009 | 6:21 pmWhat is washing soda, never heard of it.
I stopped using my dishwasher 4 years ago. I moved into my present house and the GE dishwasher never did work well. Food still on dishes and I rinse before I load. If on crumb, it will still be there along with film, makes me think no way can these be clean. So we hand wash. The key tosaving water when hand washing is to fill both sinks up after doing a quick rinse on everything but cups.
Sounds so simple but I think a lot of folks, expecially kid don’t remember.
Jeanie: Washing soda is sodium carbonate, like baking soda only
Portia | October 17, 2009 | 3:49 amJeanie:
Washing soda is sodium carbonate, like baking soda only “stronger”….so the baking soda in the dishwasher detergent “recipe” isn’t really necessary. I use washing soda in my laundry all the time to soften the water and boost the detergent. You can find it, usually on the top shelf, in the laundry aisle of the grocery store.