On 7/15/2012 7:54 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> Ketchup! from the following website (and also a recommendation by a
> maid service):
>
> http://www.realsimple.com/home-organ...572/index.html
>
>
> Use ketchup to: Remove tarnish from copper and brass cookware. Squeeze
> ketchup onto a cloth and rub it on pots and pans. They should go back to
> their coppery color in minutes. Rinse with warm water and dry with a towel.
>
> I don't like ketchup, but like a lot of people I do have a bottle of
> it. I had no idea I could use it to clean my copper-clad Revere Ware.
> Surprise!
>
> Jill


It's the acid that does it. A paste of vinegar and salt used with a
scrubber works quite well on copper. My dad worked at a Revere foundry
during WWII and recommended that method. Any cleaner has to be used
fairly often on copper if you want it shiny.

gloria p