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September 07, 2006
The Tarnish Vanquish: Vol. 1, Verse 4
On my way up to Nebraska on Saturday, I stopped in my favorite town in alllllll of Northern Colorado: Keenesburg...home of 500 happy people and a few soreheads, or so the official town motto would like to have us believe.
I was able to circumvent the soreheads and nab what I've been looking for for a few weeks now: a silver tray to put my parfum on. I also went to the bathroom and got a coffee. It was a very positive experience made all the more so when the cashier told me a secret silver tarnish remover recipe. (I say "secret" because Tom Cruise was hovering off the ground behind me, trying desperately not to sweat on the floor. True, he might've just been stretching but who's really to know?)
According to this non-sorehead's classified housekeeping dossier, if you line your sink with aluminum foil, sprinkle a tablespoon of salt and a tablespoon of baking soda over the foil, place the silver on the foil and then pour boiling hot water over it - POOF. All your grime will disappear.
Naturally - and because this will theoretically assist me in my chosen career - I tested the concoction out:
Thar she is, blowing
Boiling hot action
Results? Eh.
It definitely took off a lot of the gunk, but I still had to bust out the old elbow grease - and that weird pink stuff - to get her all shoned up. Verdict, dear readers: my results would've been a lot more impressive if I had more boiled water to use. It's a big piece and I have a big sink and I was just being downright modest in my estimations. Also, as far as that goes, don't be limited by the friendly advice of a Keenesburgian: you should totally add more baking soda and more salt than recommended. Whaa? It's a supersized world out there - deal with it and pass that barrel of fries OVER. HERE. MOMMA'S. PECKISH.
Ah right, where was I? OK - after a bit more scrubbing with, cough, REAL silver polish, I got what I wanted - something real pretty-like on which to display all me special eau de's:
Ahhhhh.
The end.
Posted by Bree at September 7, 2006 10:13 PM
Comments
i've also heard you can light the foil and smoke the fumes through a small straw
Posted by: j person at September 8, 2006 09:02 AM
God, I love crack.
Sigh.
Posted by: Bree at September 8, 2006 10:23 AM