Make your own washing soda

You can easily make your own washing soda from baking soda.

1.Pour a pound of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, available commercially in grocery stores) onto a cookie sheet. Spread it out so it heats evenly.

2 Heat the baking soda for an hour at 300 degrees F.

3 Pour the washing soda into a jar and seal tightly. It becomes more alkaline when heated, so use gloves to handle it or transfer it with a spoon.

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This is a much cheaper way to get washing soda which is priced much more than baking soda.