On 4/19/2017 12:53 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 09:41:08 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>> Sorry, Sanne...check with your favorite silver expert, not a home remedy expert.
>>
>> N.
>
> I checked, he's correct.
> The rubbing polish takes away silver. The soaking in the home made
> liquid (I found it under the University of Wisconsin) changes the
> chemical structure back to silver.
> Janet
>
Yes, sanne is correct. I've used this method to clean sterling silver.
I don't know *how* it works, but it doesn't strip tarnish like
commercial polishes do. A jeweler friend told me about this method a
couple of decades ago.

I've tried it. I have a sterling silverware set. Lots of silver
jewelry. Silver tarnishes rather quickly if not constantly used,
washed, handled.

I've tried this method and it works.* It won't come out looking like
you had a servant(s) who spent all day polishing the silver, but hey...
it's not looking black. Give it a good soak, and do it in batches.
Tarnished silverware is a bitch to keep clean.

*Note: If you use this method to clean silver jewelry, if there are
stones in the setting make sure they are *hard* gemstones.

Jill