[lace] arachne spider badge raffle - cleaning silver

[Jean Nathan]

Gave up on silver polishing long ago. We now put a sheet of aluminium foil 
in a bowl or the sink, add a couple of tablespoons bicarbonate of soda 
(baking soda) and the same amount of salt (depends on how much silver you 
want to clean) and pour on boiling water. Put the silver items in making 
sure they touch the aluminium foil. The tarnish is silver sulphide, and a 
chemical reaction takes place which removes the sulphide. Cleans the 
crevices too. Remove the items and give them a quick buff with a soft cloth. 
Much less effort than polish and probably removes less silver than polish.

Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK 

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