HOMEMADE ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER

HOMEMADE ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER

Lemon Rosemary & Orange Spice

Hello again! Well, here is another thing I use my "Whitener/Softener" for:

An All Purpose Cleaner for my kitchen counters! Yep! Same recipe, except for one small

bit of an ingredient. Good ole' plain Dawn dish soap. and a tiny bit at that. that's it.

LEMON ROSEMARY ALL PURPOSE CLEANER

same directions as before with the Whitener/Softener: 

1 package of fresh Rosemary (in the produce section at your grocer)
1-2 Lemons sliced
White Distilled Vinegar
Tap Water
Wax paper
Colander/Strainer
Cheese-cloth/coffee filter
Large 1/2 gallon Mason Jar or like glass container

( I have never measured how much I put in, but just a little squirt does it.) of REGULAR Dawn Dish soap

Place Rosemary & Lemon slices in jar. Fill half with Vinegar, the rest with Tap water.
Cover with a square of Wax paper then put on lid and ring.
This is important because the Vinegar will rust the metal lid!
Seal tightly. Shake every couple of days for about a month. Longer if you want. Make sure you date your jar!once it has sat for awhile, dump liquid through a cheese-cloth, or coffee filter and colander/strainer.
collect liquid under strainer/colander into a spray bottle. Add a touch of dawn dish soap and its ready to go!

ORANGE SPICE ALL PURPOSE CLEANER

** you will notice that it is almost identical to above except for the fruit and spices! **

1-2 Orange slices

4-5 whole Allspice

4-5 Whole Cloves

1 Cinnamon Stick

White Distilled Vinegar

Tap Water

Wax Paper

Colander/Strainer

Cheese Cloth/Coffee Filter

Large 1/2 Gallon Mason Jar or like glass container

a touch of Regular Dawn Dish Soap

Place Oranges and Spices in jar.  Fill half with Vinegar, the rest with Tap water.

Cover with a square of Wax paper then put on lid and ring.
This is important because the Vinegar will rust the metal lid!
Seal tightly. Shake every couple of days for about a month. Longer if you want. Make sure you date your jar!once it has sat for awhile, dump liquid through a cheese-cloth, or coffee filter and colander/strainer.
collect liquid under strainer/colander into a spray bottle. Add a touch of dawn dish soap and its ready to go!

AND once the vinegar dries all you smell is the lemon/rosemary or the orange spice! it is amazingly easy, cheap and fantastic way to clean. ENJOY!

Lemon/Rosemary All Purpose Cleaner
*sorry about the poor pictures, I am not
much of a photographer! :)