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