RECIPES
Recipes For Household Products
Floor Cleaner
Use washing soda from the grocery store. You may add bo-
rax and boric acid (to deter insects except ants). Use white dis-
tilled vinegar in your rinse water for a natural shine and ant
repellent. Do not add bleach to this. For the bathroom floor use
plain bleach water—follow the label. Never use chlorine bleach
if anybody in the home is ill or suffers from depression. Use
grain alcohol (1 pint to 3 quarts water) for germ killing action
instead of chlorine.
Furniture Duster and Window Cleaner
Mix equal parts white distilled vinegar and water. Put it in a
spray bottle.Furniture Polish
A few drops of olive oil on a dampened cloth. Use filtered
water to dampen.Insect Killer
Boric acid powder (not borax). Throw liberal amounts be-
hind stove, refrigerator, under carpets and in carpets. Since bo-
ric acid is white, you must be careful not to mistake it for sugar
accidentally. Keep it far away from food and out of children's
reach. Buy it at a farm supply or garden store (or see Sources).
It will not kill ants.