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Tips on cleaning silver tea service
Silver tarnishes when it is exposed to air, and high humidity makes silver tarnish more quickly. The darker the tarnish is, the harder it will be to remove. So, once an item has been cleaned, you will want to clean it more often to keep tarnish from building up.
It is usually best to use a good paste or liquid commercial product that is specifically made to clean silver. Be sure to read the directions before starting, and follow them exactly. Cleaners made to clean other metals might be too harsh to use on silver. Sometimes home-style cleaning methods leave a dull luster on silver and remove the patina in the pattern cracks and crevices.
For small silver items, you can use the following method to remove tarnish. Only do this occasionally and when you're in a hurry, or for badly tarnished pieces that do not have a high value. Don't use this on antique, heirloom, silver-plated or hollow-handled flatware:
Although it might be OK to wash silver items in the dishwasher, it's usually recommended to wash and dry them by hand.
Heloise Hint: If you do wash silver items in the dishwasher, do not use lemon-scented soaps or water-spot-removing agents they can cause pitting and darkening of the silver. Also, don't put sterling silver and stainless pieces in the same baskets, and avoid the high-heat drying cycle. Most importantly, use your silver don't save it for a special day. Make every day special! Heloise
Dear Heloise: For traveling women: Before you pack your curling iron, grab a hand towel, fold it over and then wrap your curling iron in it so that all the metal is covered. Wrap the cord around the towel and pack it like this.
And now a hint: The regular squeeze type of staple puller is handy to keep in the kitchen for pulling up those pull-tab tops and also for getting those plastic seals off quickly around the tops of lids. Saves fingernails, too! Marcia Hardin, Texarkana, Ark.
Send a great hint to: Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000; Fax: 210-HELOISE; E-mail: Heloise@Heloise.com © King Features Syndicate Inc.
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