A couple of days ago hubby made dd some chocolate milk. In a sippy cup.
Unbeknownst to me, he did not rinse the cup when she was done with it. We've had a lot of dishes lately, so I did not get to the cup until today. You can imagine what it was like.
But, using my clever little brain, I tried something. Yes, it's basic chemistry, but it worked, so I'm passing it on.
I rinsed the cup. I dumped in a couple of teablespoons of baking soda. I added about 1/4 cup of vinegar.
It foamed all over my hand, I quickly grabbed the lid and screwed it on. Then I put my finger over the mouth part and gave it a few good shakes.
When I took my finger off, the vinegar/soda mix shot out of the mouth holes-I mean, literally SHOT out.
The cup was clean. The spillproof spigot thing was clean.
I rinsed it with hot water and voila. I'm still washing it-but all those milk solids and muck in the spigot were gone.
And it was fun.
