"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:43:50 -0600, "Polly Esther"
> > wrote:
>
>> I 'll be bringing soup spoons and ladle to a special Christmas gumbo
>> lunch.
>> I've looked at the Oneida and Heloise websites. They say use a teaspoon
>> of
>> ammonia to a gallon of hot water to make them sparkle. Anyone have a
>> better
>> idea on making flatware look its best? Polly
>
> I've used whatever that technique is that requires aluminum foil,
> baking soda and hot water. It's great for removing tarnish... but
> there's no way it makes silver shine. You still need to use silver
> polish and elbow grease to make it shiny... but it will be less work.
>
I am just so sorry to be so vague. I'll be bringing a nice grade of
stainless. This Gulf Coast is miserably hard on sterling silver and I gave
that up years ago. Polly