Domestic cleaning

My mum rang me this afternoon to find out how she could get her whites a bit whiter. I told her the same answer I tell her for every domestic cleaning question she asks me ‘white vinegar’ – I’m surprised she keeps asking! Looking up my Reader’s Digest white vinegar bible I found the following comment “there are so many benefits to be reaped by adding 200ml white vinegar to the rinse cycle of a washing machine that it is surprising that it isn’t mentioned in the owner’s manual of every washing machine sold” pg. 355. My cleaning rags are soaking in white vinegar at the moment as it is has antibacterial properties and does a good job at removing smells. Time to put white vinegar on the shopping list again.