Union County Homes

Got lemons? Do something great around the house! Here are our favorite household uses for these tart citrus fruits:
 

• Toss used lemons into your garbage disposal to help keep it clean and smelling fresh.
• A few drops of lemon juice in outdoor house-paint will keep insects away while you are painting and until the paint dries.
• Remove scratches on furniture by mixing equal parts of lemon juice and vegetable  oil and rubbing it on the scratches with a soft cloth.
• Mix one part lemon juice and two parts olive oil.
• To clean piano keys, make a lemon juice and salt paste and wipe them. Rinse with a clean wet cloth.
• To renew hardened paintbrushes, submerge them into boiling lemon juice and simmer for 15 minutes, then wash it in soapy water.
• To remove dried paint from glass, apply hot lemon juice with a soft cloth. Leave until nearly dry, and then wipe off.
• Rub kitchen and bathroom faucets with lemon peel. Wash and dry with a soft cloth to shine and remove spots from hard water, soap residue, or lime scale.
• Create your own air freshener: Slice some lemons, cover with water, and let simmer in a pot for about an hour.
• Fish or onion odor on your hands can be removed by rubbing them with fresh lemons.
• Deter squirrels and cats from digging in the garden by burying citrus rinds just under the surface of the soil.
• After a shampoo, rinse your hair with lemon juice and water to make it shine.
• To remove rust, scrub with one tablespoon of lemon juice mixed with two tablespoons of salt.
• Clean copper pots by rubbing with a paste of lemon juice and salt. Rinse with hot water, and polish dry.
• Clean cutting boards with a cut lemon half. For stains, use coarse salt to help scrub.
• Rub dull glassware like cloudy coffee pots or pitchers with lemon juice.
• Polish brass and aluminum with a paste of lemon juice and cream of tartar.
• Whiten shoes or socks by spraying them with lemon juice and placing them in the sun.
• Add half of a lemon to the dishwasher and your dishes will come out sparkling and spot free. 
• And my favorite thing to do with lemons.....
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