Grandma’s household tips: 10 age-old tricks from our grandparents that make spring cleaning easier

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10 household tips from our grandmothers that make spring cleaning easier for us

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It has always been cleaned. That’s why we can trust the advice of our grandparents when it comes to spring cleaning – then the household will almost take care of itself.

A little household chore that takes care of itself? It would be nice. How often do we dream of a little cleaning elf who just swings his magic wand and everything sparkles and shines. Unfortunately, the reality is different, and as much as we are happy about the spring sun, it also brings completely new layers of dust into the daylight, which we skillfully ignored in winter.

Our grandmothers probably couldn’t do magic, even if it often seemed like that to us as children. Admittedly, it must have worked more like magic for the lords of creation at that time, because equality was only likely to have found its way into the household in the rarest of cases. I am reminded of my grandmother, actually a modern woman, who, after graduating, asks me in horror how I, with a full-time job, can get the food on the table in time before my husband returns.

So: When it comes to dividing up housework, we prefer to look ahead rather than back. But when it comes to implementation, it pays to listen to the good advice of your grandmother (or at best, grandfathers, depending on how progressive they are). In almost every family, little secrets are passed on from generation to generation, which make the tiresome weekly cleaning as pleasant as possible – and let one or the other fork shine again in an unexpected shine.

We asked around in the editorial office which household tips our grandparents still accompany us today. Et voilà – the result is a small spring cleaning guide, the results of which make you believe in magic.

10 magical household tips from grandma

“Clean the windows first, more light makes cleaning more fun!”

“Never clean windows in the sun!”

“My grandmother always stored the potatoes in the cellar over the winter months. The last ones that had sprouted properly were then used for silver cleaning. Either simply rub them with the raw potatoes or, with forks, for example, because you don’t have to get between the tines comes, put it in hot potato water.”

“It helps to put lemon slices in the dishwasher against unpleasant smells from the dishwasher.”

“Stains on light-colored clothes come out if you put them in direct sunlight.”

“Always wash blood stains with cold rather than warm water.”

“If the laundry smells musty: Put a dash of vinegar in the washing machine after the detergent has been rinsed out.”

“My grandmother always preaches: first vacuum, then wipe.”

“Limescale stains can be easily removed with rinse aid!”

“Use vinegar instead of fabric softener. Works.”

Thank you Grandma!

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