freemotion
Food Guru
I have a load in the dishwasher right now. I can't get dh to use the powdered version, he loves his "green bottle!" So I am trying an experiment that might intrigue him.
I used the basic dishwasher version posted on this forum, 1 T borax and 1 T washing soda per load.
I combined that with the idea someone (forgot who, let me know, I'm too lazy to search!) had of putting a lemon in the blender for a multi-purpose natural cleaner.
Here's what I did: I put the rinds of 2 whole lemons in the blender with a half cup of warm water and thoroughly ground them to a pulp. Then I added a bit more water to bring it to about 1.5 c total volume. Then I added a half cup each (a half cup is equal to 8 T) of borax and washing soda and blended that. It got thick so I finished it with an ice-tea spoon.
Then I spooned it into a 14-well ice cube tray, with two more "servings" going right into the dishwasher. I evened it up a bit so they all had basically the same amount of goop. I used a bit of water to rinse the last of the good stuff out of the blender and poured it over the cubes to fill them up. I put it in the freezer.
Two cubes is equivilent to a one load batch, I plan to use one cube in the pre-wash compartment and the "green bottle" in the other, to cut the use in half.
I do have a load going now with just homemade stuff in each compartment. Maybe I can wean dh off the green bottle if this works with our dishwasher and our water.
I used the basic dishwasher version posted on this forum, 1 T borax and 1 T washing soda per load.
I combined that with the idea someone (forgot who, let me know, I'm too lazy to search!) had of putting a lemon in the blender for a multi-purpose natural cleaner.
Here's what I did: I put the rinds of 2 whole lemons in the blender with a half cup of warm water and thoroughly ground them to a pulp. Then I added a bit more water to bring it to about 1.5 c total volume. Then I added a half cup each (a half cup is equal to 8 T) of borax and washing soda and blended that. It got thick so I finished it with an ice-tea spoon.
Then I spooned it into a 14-well ice cube tray, with two more "servings" going right into the dishwasher. I evened it up a bit so they all had basically the same amount of goop. I used a bit of water to rinse the last of the good stuff out of the blender and poured it over the cubes to fill them up. I put it in the freezer.
Two cubes is equivilent to a one load batch, I plan to use one cube in the pre-wash compartment and the "green bottle" in the other, to cut the use in half.
I do have a load going now with just homemade stuff in each compartment. Maybe I can wean dh off the green bottle if this works with our dishwasher and our water.
DH was impressed!!! Hopefully he is impressed enough to not come home with another green bottle.
