Title: Silver Cleaner
 Categories: Cleaners, Tightwad, Soap, Homemade
      Yield: 1 pint

MMMMM------------------------INGREDIENTS-----------------------------
      2 tb Stearic acid
  1 1/2 c  Water
    1/2 ts Washing soda
    1/2 ts Trisodium phosphate (TSP)
      1 c  Diatomaceous Earth

MMMMM--------------------------SUPPLIES-------------------------------
           Double boiler with 1 pint
           -insert
           Rubber gloves
           Stirrer
      1 pt Jar with lid

  BE SAFE:  Stearic acid is flammable.  Melt in a double boiler, not
  over direct heat.  Washing soda and tsp are skin irritants.  Wear
  rubber gloves when handling this polish.  Avoid skin contact.  Wear a
  dust mask when handling diatomaceous earth.

  :       With the insert empty, boil water int eh double boiler.  Turn
  off the heat and remove double boiler to a heat-proof surface.
  Wearing rubber gloves, place stearic acid and 1-1/2 cups water itn
  the insert.  Stir until searic acid is melted.  Wearing a dust mask,
  stir in remaining ingredients to make a smooth, creamy paste.  Pour
  into the jar; cool before using.

  NOTES:  Buy stearic acid at craft shops that sell candle making
  supplies or through your pharmacist.  Washing soda, also called sal
  soda is available in the detergent section of supermarkets and
  hardware stores. Trisodium phoshate is available at well-stocked
  paint supply stores and hardware stores.  Diatomaceous earth is
  available at well stocked garden supply stores and through mail-order
  garden suppliers.