"This may sound crazy, but mixing mayo and wood ashes
from your fireplace and applying it to any wood
furniture that has been water damaged, (say from a wet
book that was placed on our antique table)..... fixes
the problem, so I'm told. I haven't tried it yet
because I'm waiting to get some ashes, but have read
many times that this odd mixture does work! Anyone
else out there try this?"
--- Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org> wrote:
> Anyone know of any uses for wood ashes?? Besides
> lye soap and used to
> sweeten or alkalinize the soil.
>
> The southwest is mostly way too alkaline so it is
> not useful as a soil
> amendment. I grew up with lye soap and thanks but
> no thanks for
> grannys' recipe for lye soap.
>
> Thanks,
> Scott Pittman
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