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  • From: tvoivozhd <tvoivozd AT infionline.net>
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  • Subject: [Homestead] Preserving newspaper clippings--Milk of Magnesia tablit in one-liter bottle of club soda
  • Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:02:24 -0500

Got newspaper articles you'd like to save? And you want to keep them from getting brittle, yellow and fading? Here's how to whip up a special brew that'll keep them looking good as new. By JAMES and MORRIS CAREY For The Associated Press



Whereas there are a number of products made for this purpose, one of the best preservatives is made by adding one tablet or capful of milk of magnesia to a one-liter bottle of club soda.

Allow it to sit overnight; the next day, pour it into a shallow glass dish. Before soaking and treating your clippings, make photocopies, and try a few test pieces first.

Then, soak your clippings for a few minutes. This process neutralizes the paper's destructive acids. Carefully dry them on white paper towels.





  • [Homestead] Preserving newspaper clippings--Milk of Magnesia tablit in one-liter bottle of club soda, tvoivozhd, 01/28/2005

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