FROM TIME TO TIME, OUR GARBAGE DISPOSAL NEEDS TO BE FRESHENED UP. MOST OF THE TIME, I DROP A LEMON, RIND AND ALL, INTO THE DISPOSAL. BUT IT SEEMS TO BE DIFFICULT FOR THE DISPOSAL TO BREAK IT DOWN. I FOUND THIS TUTORIAL ON PINTEREST. IT IS FROM SAVVY SUGAR. I ALREADY HAD ALL THE INGREDIENTS AT THE HOUSE, SO I DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY. HERE IT GOES.
YOU WILL NEED:
- 3/4 CUP BAKING SODA
- 1/2 CUP SALT
- 1/2 TEASPOON LIQUID DISH SOAP
- 1 LEMON
- SHEET PAN
- PARCHMENT PAPER
- SPOON OR SCOOP
- WHISK
- MEDIUM SIZE BOWL
- MICRO PLANE(SMALL GRATER)
- RESEALABLE GLASS JAR
FIRST, POUR THE SALT AND BAKING SODA INTO THE BOWL. MIX THE TWO TOGETHER WITH A WHISK, MAKING SURE THERE ARE NO LUMPS. NEXT, GRATE THE LEMON ZEST (THE YELLOW SKIN) INTO THE BOWL USING THE MICRO PLANE; ADD THE LIQUID DISH SOAP.
THE MIXTURE SHOULD BE THE SIZE OF PEAS.
TO THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF LEMON JUICE AND STIR, REPEATING THIS STEP UNTIL THE MIXTURE RESEMBLES WET SAND.
FIRST, I USED AN ICE CREAM SCOOP TO SHAPE THE TABLETS , BUT A MEASURING TABLESPOON WORKED BETTER FOR ME. YOU'LL WANT TO USE A UTENSIL THAT HAS A DEFINITE SCOOP SHAPE TO IT. I HAD TO PACK IT DOWN IN THE SPOON SO THE TABLETS WOULD KEEP THEIR SHAPE WHEN I POPPED THEM OUT. PLACE THESE ON A SHEET PAN LINED WITH PARCHMENT PAPER. AND LET THEM DRY FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS. STORE THESE IN A RESEALABLE GLASS JAR. I DOUBLED THE RECIPE FROM WHAT I LISTED ABOVE SO THAT IT WOULD LAST ME AWHILE. MINE YIELDED 31 TABLETS.
THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT LITTLE HOSTESS GIFT OR A NICE ADDITION TO A HOUSE WARMING BASKET. ADD A FEW DROPS OF FOOD COLORING TO HAVE THEM COLOR SPECIFIC FOR A GIFT, GREEN AND RED FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT...THAT WOULD BE SO CUTE!!
CIAO
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