Cleaning With Lemons And Olives

Valencia, Spain (no date)

A drop of lemon, say citrus-fruit experts who have been meeting here in annual conference, can:

1. Remove tea spots from table linens.
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2. Remove rust, especially from clothing.
3. Clean a rusty knife or blade.
4. Remove an ink spot from ivory.
5. Polish a calf handbag or belt.
6. Bleach a marble fireplace.

Olive dealers who were gathered in another part of town promptly added that with a few drops of oil you can:

1. Clean objects of mother of pearl.
2. Remove spots from linoleum.
3. Clean bronze objects (if the oil is mixed with a little vinegar).

Source: This is from a very old newspaper clipping. Copied as written.

By Vi Johnson from Moorpark, CA