Inexpensive formula makes priceless cleaner

March 7, 2008 at 1:15a.m.

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Dear Heloise: I have used your homemade cleaning products for years because we had allergies to some store products and I don’t like all the perfumes. My favorite is the glass cleaner, original ¬≠— not updated. When I see it printed in the paper, I cut it out and tape it to my spray bottle so when I run low (always in the middle of a job!), the recipe is always handy. Sue in New York

Sue, it’s amazing how easy this is to make, and it’s cheap! Heloise’s Window Cleaning Formula, the original (does not have food coloring or essential oil for fragrance), saves you money, and it’s also kind to the environment. The ingredients needed are 1‚Ñ2 cup ammonia (nonsudsy), 1‚Ñ2 cup isopropyl rubbing alcohol and 1‚Ñ2 cup water.

Combine the ingredients and put into a well-labeled spray bottle. This is so cheap (less than 25 cents a bottle), works fantastically and lasts a long time! Home-style cleaners can save you a lot of money! I have a brand-new pamphlet filled with my tried-and-true, money-saving homemade cleaners, including this and many others. To receive a copy, please send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (58 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Cleaners, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. You probably have the ingredients needed to make these money-saving cleaners ¬≠— vinegar, baking soda, etc.— on your pantry shelf! Heloise

Dear Heloise: I needed to mail a package and wanted to use a box I had received that had my name and address on the label. A friend told me to run my hair dryer on the label and it would peel right off. And boy, did it ever work great. Sharon in Kansas

Dear Heloise: It is no longer necessary to use those plastic ties on airline luggage. I purchased a lock that is approved by the TSA (Transportation Security Administration), and airports have the key to open them. This summer, I traveled from Chicago to London and Nairobi, Kenya, with my luggage locked and had no problems. Terry Ternes from Arkansas

Dear Heloise: I always wear out a hole in the index finger of my right rubber glove. That leaves me with a lot of left-handed gloves. Instead of tossing them, I turn them wrong side out and use the handle of a long wooden spoon to push the fingers through. Faye from Dallas

XSend a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to (210) HELOISE or e-mail it to Heloise@Heloise.com.

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