SC - Old Wives Cleaning

[rachel mccormack]

<I don't know about vinegar, but salt and lemons is a
real popular
combination in the 'old wives' sort of cleaners>
I've also heard of people using ash. I saw this
mentioned in a nineteenth century Spanish cookbook and
a friend of mine from a village in Burgos told me that
her long-deceased Grandmother swore by ash, claiming
that it was much better than any of the bleaches and
disinfectants that she could buy in the shops.
Rachel McCormack
Barcelona, Spain

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