- Aluminum foil
- 1 litre (4 cups) of water
- 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of baking soda
- 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of salt
- 1.) Put a piece of aluminum foil in an enamel or stainless steel saucepan.
- 2.) Pour in water.
- 3.) Add one tablespoon of baking soda and salt and bring to a boil.
- 4.) Add your silverware and like magic, the tarnish will disappear from your silverware and coat the foil.
- 5.) Polish the silverware with a dry cloth as you remove it from the pan.
- Editor’s Note: This formula works very well on heavily tarnished items. The only problem we found was it tended to leave a dull coating on the surfaces. We do not recommend you use this method on a patina design as it may remove the accents.
