Citrus cleaner
by Alacoque
Hi Tillie & folks,
as a little follow up to yesterday’s spring cleaning post I’d thought I’d share this great homemade cleaner. This is not something I’d buy citrus fruit specifically for, rather it’s really a frugal way to use every last bit of the fruit you can. My parents have an orchard so when I go up to visit them I often return with a load of citrus. We’re talking lemons, limes, navel oranges, blood oranges, tangelos, the list goes on and on. When we’re sick of eating them plain and baking them in cakes I will juice a whole bunch. Before juicing I peel the fruit with a vegetable peeler (I don’t want the thick layer of pith you get when peeling by hand) then immerse the rinds in a jar 3/4 full of plain vinegar. This simple concoction infuses for about 2 weeks and is then ready to use after being strained and diluted 50:50 with plain vinegar. The citrus oils smell amazing and have fantastic cleaning powers. It’s an effective all purpose cleaner that allows you to clean your home without chemicals and it’s oh so cheap!
Coco xx
Tillie & Coco 
It’s also beautiful!
It infuses best if you sit it in a sunny spot and you’re right, it looks beautiful with the light coming through!
This is making me sad about the end of summer, even though citrus is a wintery fruit. Did you hear that California is having problems with some sort of fungus that’s affecting some of their oldest orchards? So sad!
That’s horrible! I’m actually looking forward to warmer weather after our long, wet, cold winter. I’m normally a winter girl but getting out and about with Willa will be much easier in spring and summer. I can see many rides to the park and the foreshore in our future (more on that later)!