To Polish Brass Britannia And Silver Utensils Recipe

Rotten stone, mixed with a little spirit, is the best thing to clean

brass with: rotten stone and oil does very well. They should be polished

with dry rotten stone, and a dry cloth. Hot vinegar and milk makes brass

look nice--it should be rinsed off, wiped dry, and rubbed over with

chalk, to kill the acid, and give the brass a polish. Brass looks very

nice cleaned in this manner, and will keep clean a long time, provided

all the acid is killed--if not, they will turn very soon. When brass

utensils are not in use, they should be thoroughly cleaned with rotten

stone and oil, and wrapped up tight to exclude the air. Whiting or chalk

is good to polish silver. If the silver is spotted, wet the chalk,

(which should be powdered,) rub it on the silver, and let it remain

until dry; then rub it off with a clean dry cloth. When chalk will not

remove spots, hot ashes will. Britannia-ware should be rubbed with a

flannel rag dipped in sweet or linseed oil, if spotted, then washed in

soap-suds, and wiped dry. To give it a polish, rub it over with dry

powdered chalk or whiting, using a clean dry rag.

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