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Hack: Homemade Fruit And Veggie Wash Recipe

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I'm still Spring cleaning are you? I guess I actually Spring clean year-round, but once you get out of Spring/Summer, it's just simply called deep cleaning. To me, however, Spring cleaning is where we can throw open the windows from the long and closed up winter to feel and breathe in the freshness of Spring. The fresh air fills the house and then the allergies start! Oh well; can't win them all I guess. I often frequent farm stands and farmer's markets all through summer and early fall. I go to as many as possible. Our regular supermarkets are now even buying from local or near local farmers because they even realize that the seasonal fruits and vegetables grown as close as can be are the freshest and lessen their carbon footprint. Most farmers of late are trying smaller batch growths to try and eliminate as much harmful fertilization as possible. So fruits and veggies need to be clean before we eat them. I have a little recipe hack that you can try. It is so su

Dawn Powerwash Dupe

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One day after eating dinner my young adult daugther was home and told me, "Mom did you know there's an easier way to do all of this scrubbing you're doing." She suggested that I go and buy a thing she called " power spray wash ". I thought this is just a lazy melennial trying to get out of doing household chores like dishwashing the old fashioned way. So just maybe these kids knew something I didn't. I went to the store and purchased the Dawn PowerWash Dish Spray.While it was slightly pricey, I did find a coupon that I could use to justify buying it. I sprayed my first casserole dish and was in love with the product. It works exactly as they say. You simply spray it into the casserole and leave it for a few minutes; adding no water into the dish. By the time I cleaned the table and loaded up the dishwasher, my burnt-on foods pan was visualy lifting! I simply rinsed all of it down the drain.While I did swipe my dish rag over the casserole beca