Lemon Cleaning Concentrate from the UK Thermomix site

[judydawn]

There is no smell of vinegar farfallina, well not to me anyway.  Try it, you have nothing to lose and it is so much cheaper.

Ah, just remembered.  I buy generic white vinegar and dilute it by half.  I read somewhere if you tip half out(into another container) and top both up with water, it will be just as strong in a couple of days time.  You get 4 litres for the price of 2. This is what I use in both the washing machine and the dishwasher but not for cooking.

[Jen the cook]

Hi all, feeling very sustainable... I have just made lime marmalade from citrus left over after my hospitality class cut up lots of fruit for their mock tail function.
Now to make the cleaner, using the last of the fruit, seeds, & skins. No waste!!

[obbie]

OOOHHH i have lemons and juice and vinegar, cooking salt, so will make tonight and report back.

Robyn

[obbie]

I made this today, and its so easy.
Very happy.


Judy I do that with vinegar too.
Robyn

[Brumington]

I made this with limes today (had some lurking in the bottom of my freezer!) and it works really well.  I have one MAJOR issue with it though.  With the amount it makes I have A LOT of cleaning to do!  

[judydawn]

Brumington, I add a blob into my washing machine and dishwasher so there are plenty of ways of using it which don't involve work on your part 

[Brumington]

Thanks JD. Great idea. I actually put two spoons in a spray bottle diluted with white vinegar. It makes a fantastic spray and wipe. So far it has spot cleaned walls, sprayed and left to do its magic on the shower walls, cleaned the job and splash backs in the kitchen and has been a great cleaner for our glass dining table (with two young boys what was I thinking?). How do you use it in the dishwasher? Do you use instead of detergent in the compartment?

[judydawn]

Brumington, I just add in where the dishes are and still use dishwashing powder.

[obbie]

Judy, I love this mix.

Thankyou.
i have used it to clean my fridge, in the dishwasher, in the washing machine too.
now to clean the kitchen cupboards aswell.

Robyn

[Wonder]

Do you think this would work with limes? I have a glut of limes and struggling to use them.

[judydawn]

According to this site, yes they will Wonder. Check out some of the uses for lemons.

Robyn, you could bottle and sell your cleaner at a market when you harvest your next lot. 

[Brumington]

I made it with limes wonder. It works really well.

[Halex]

Just made a batch of this. It dies look quite yum

Have some in the washing machine with our t-towels, so will see how it goes.

 

[droverjess]

Lemons were very cheap at the cash n carry today so I grabbed my chance.

Bit worried about my bowl please see chitchat post.

Made 3 batches, cleaned out and thoroughly washed each time.

Cleaner cooling now, will put lids on tomorrow.

Used some to get tea stains off inside of 2 mugs, worked a treat.

Miracle spray next on list to make but forgot to get spray bottle from garden centre sale, will go back for one.

Then the detergent If I am brave enough. Got sunlight, got fine washing soda, got vanish stain soap bar too. The borax I got is called Borax substitute - sodium sesquicaronate.  Not sure what difference is.

I recently bought flash bathroom cleaner, and as well as being expensive it almost gassed us. So am hoping these save money and are much better for us.

Does anyone still use bought cleaners some of the time? If so what and when.
Apologies for endless questions.

I am not sure about the dishwasher detergent as the DW is supplied with the house and I don't want to damage it but not using salt and rinsaid etc.

Want to make lemon curd next as have a lot of eggs.

[Denzelmum]

I have heaps of lemon in the backyard, only needs 2 (already 520grams), I accidently put 120gr vinegar, I suppose it would be OK?  Still cooking away...