freemotion
Food Guru
I finally found a combination that seems to work really well in our dishwasher, with our water. Some might remember that I have trouble with the homemade laundry soap, and I think it is our city water that is the problem, and the addition of a tablespoon or so of liquid bleach, well-diluted, is the solution for the laundry.
With the dishwasher, even the liquid Cascade, which worked the best, didn't get things clean enough, and in every load, some dishes and flatware had to be re-washed.
We ran out of liquid a couple of weeks ago along with running low on funds, and dh picked up a box of cheaper powdered Cascade.
I have been home more, working in the kitchen, and have been using half homemade powder and half powdered Cascade. Yesterday, dh noticed that my loads were cleaner....much cleaner....than his with the liquid Cascade he bought again a few days ago.
Now he wants to know how I do it. Before, he would roll his eyes at my homemade attempts....not at other projects, just the dishwasher, for some unknown reason.
So I am, at his request, making up a mix of my magic formula. It will contain one part borax, one part washing soda, and two parts powdered Cascade. Used only in the pre-wash compartment, so the dishes are rinsed twice. This leaves no residue on the dishes.
It is a good compromise for us, so I thought I would share!
I would like to fiddle with the fresh lemon recipe again, maybe this winter when the gardens don't demand so much attention.
With the dishwasher, even the liquid Cascade, which worked the best, didn't get things clean enough, and in every load, some dishes and flatware had to be re-washed.
We ran out of liquid a couple of weeks ago along with running low on funds, and dh picked up a box of cheaper powdered Cascade.
I have been home more, working in the kitchen, and have been using half homemade powder and half powdered Cascade. Yesterday, dh noticed that my loads were cleaner....much cleaner....than his with the liquid Cascade he bought again a few days ago.
Now he wants to know how I do it. Before, he would roll his eyes at my homemade attempts....not at other projects, just the dishwasher, for some unknown reason.
So I am, at his request, making up a mix of my magic formula. It will contain one part borax, one part washing soda, and two parts powdered Cascade. Used only in the pre-wash compartment, so the dishes are rinsed twice. This leaves no residue on the dishes.
It is a good compromise for us, so I thought I would share!
I would like to fiddle with the fresh lemon recipe again, maybe this winter when the gardens don't demand so much attention.
