I have an old tin, which has gone completely black now. I remember my Mum and Nan used to say, things cook better when the tin goes black. Now I wonder was that an excuse for us not cleaning them properly.
I used mine a couple of days ago, used brillo etc, when it was dry it still smelt very sort of oily, garlicky, veggy, etc. Today, I rose to the challenge. Soaked it in boiling soda crystals, got old knife, scraped, pressed, scrubbed etc.
I then showed to the maintenance men who are doing some general work for me. Feeling very proud of myself, one of them replied, why didn't you just buy a new one. I felt so
after all my effort, and the mess. I have several new ones, all sizes, but they are not the same for a particular meal that I use it for. I told him, no cups of tea for you today.
Mrs Bouquet
