The article isn't live online yet, but Real Simple magazine's April 2009 "Back-to-Basics Cleaning" has 78 tips for cleaning with everyday, natural (depending on which ones you buy) products like salt, lemons, toothpaste, and baking soda. One of my favorites involves lemons: "To bleach stains from tomato soup and other acidic foods on dishwasher-safe items, rub lemon juice on the spots, let dry in a sunny place, then wash as usual." It worked on my tomato-stained rubber spatulas.
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