Caring for Glassware by M. A. H.

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jan 20, 1909

Caring for Glassware.

By M. A. H.

No part of the home reflects the true spirit of the housekeeper more than the dining-room, and there is nothing that conduces more to a dainty table than shining glass; and the commonest kinds of glassware can be made to look beautiful by careful handling and proper washing. In washing glassware avoid too sudden change from cold to heat, as experience proves that the short life of many articles of fine glassware is due to the abrupt changes of the temperature of the waters in which they are washed and rinsed. There is nothing better for cleaning the inside of carafes, cruets, and similar articles than crushed egg-shells. They are put in the bottle with plenty of hot suds and allowed to remain over night. Then the bottle must be given a vigorous shaking and thoro rinsing.

Before washing glassware, rinse out every particle of milk, fruit, or anything that is colored, as the hot water will sometimes drive the coloring matter into the glass and ruin its brightness. Glassware may be kept shiningly clean by washing the pieces through a strong suds made by stirring enough pearline in warm water to make a nice lather; rinse quickly through clean, warm water and dry with one soft towel and polish with another free from lint. The finest dishes can be washed in this way without any injury to the glaze, but the pieces must be washed, rinsed, and dried as quickly as possible. A few minutes daily devoted to the cleansing of the glassware and making it bright will give added pleasure to those who gather around the board, for it not only pleases the eye but is a necessary requirement for an appetizing table.

Nothing repays one better for the time spent upon it than shining glass, and there is certainly nothing that adds so much to the appearance of the table and gives it such an air of refinement as sparkling glass and polished dishes. And the dishes can be kept shiningly clean no matter what the financial circumstances of the family may be.

M. A. H.