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sewsweet
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Canada
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 Posted - Nov 02 2009 : 08:24:42 AM
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This is fantastic information. You guys have inspired me to try this recipe for homemade dishwasher detergent. Thanks!
Carol
SewSweet
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3502 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Nov 02 2009 : 1:57:53 PM
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This is VERY cool. I've been using a product called "Lemi-Shine," and I'm guessing that the active ingredient in it is citric acid (thanks, Alee!!!), too. So... I'm going to order some and try this recipe, too.
It's really exciting to me because we just got a dishwasher a few months ago - it's one of those weird "portable" ones that you hook up to the sink, but it IS nicer to have one -- especially after a big meal!
XOXO, Libbie
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twink
True Blue Farmgirl
126 Posts
Deb
Rapid City
SD
USA
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Posted - Nov 02 2009 : 8:32:25 PM
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You should be able to buy citric acid in bulk at any health food store, too. This would be pure citric acid, unlike some of the other purchased products (like the fruit fresh). Or ... you can order it online from places like this, for example: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/search/search.php?refine=y&keywords=citric+acid&x=9&y=11
Also, I've read (somewhere) that if you're going to use Kool-Aid, you should only use the lemon kind, because the others can stain the inside of some dishwashers. I have a Bosch dishwasher and it has an stainless steel-clad inside, but most DW's have porcelain or something that looks like white plastic that would probably get stained from the colored Kool-Aid.
-Deb
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Cycling Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
Carrie
Alberta
Canada
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Posted - Nov 03 2009 : 04:45:06 AM
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I use "natural dishwasher" soap but I put vinegar in the rinse compartment AND with the soap compartment. It bubbles up but if I snap the little door shut it works very well and all the dishes come out super sparkly!
Carrie - Victorian Urban Farmgirl
For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Luke 6:38
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twink
True Blue Farmgirl
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Deb
Rapid City
SD
USA
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