The Housewife’s Handbook how to run the modern homes

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to fold a fitted sheet, to tackle limescale in baths and basins, to clean a microwave oven, to oil a wooden table, to fold a tablecloth, to clean taps, to wash a wallpapered wall, to tackle woodworm, to use vinegar around the house, to clean shower curtains, to disentangle a chain, to clean electric hobs, to unblock a toilet, to wash woollens, to make your own window cleaner, to care for duvets, to remove wax from silver candlesticks, to deal with very creased clothes, to clean picture frames, to store toys, to wash fine china and glass, to clean patent leather shoes, to unblock a drain, to iron a shirt, to clean silver jewellery, to wash a ceiling, to make your own floor cleaner, to clean pearls, to remove scratches from a wooden table, to wash hairbrushes, to spot-remove a stain, to clean and defrost a freezer, to remove heel marks from stone floors, to wash up by hand, to stop rugs creeping, to dust, to wash synthetics, to remove stains from teapots, to reduce household waste, to use lemon juice around the house, to test for colourfastness, to descale the kettle, to clean a lampshade, to use bicarb on pots and pans, to clean table linen, to make your own scouring powder, to clean cooker hoods, to wash a Venetian blind, to clean a dishwasher, to vacuum upholstery, to clean a computer, to wash a window, to clean a vase, to get red wine out of a carpet, to polish wooden furniture, to clean really filthy brass, to maintain a washing machine, to clean glass and cutlery, to wash a china ornament, to organise paperwork, to iron hems, to clean a really filthy oven, to care for leather furniture, to organise photographs, to care for net curtains, to wash delicates, to mop a floor, to make cut flowers last longer, to store books

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to run the modern home