| If you inherited a crystal decanter with a long | | | | dissolve. It will get rid of the stain instantly. |
| neck and big round base.. It's beautiful, but has | | | | Also lemon juice and salt, It never fails. |
| frosty looking residue at the bottom. It looks like | | | | You can use the cheapest concentrated lemon |
| maybe hard water deposits. It has a slim neck, oh | | | | juice sold in bottles for cooking and pour into |
| the neck is very long and narrow, so you can't | | | | decanter. Add a large heaped tables poonful of |
| reach down in it. | | | | salt. Swill vigorously then leave for a while. Come |
| The best method for cleaning a decanter with a | | | | back and swill again at intervals when in the |
| long neck ... believe it or not... | | | | kitchen, then leave overnight. You can use the |
| Ice cubes and salt work great. If you have any | | | | solution the following morning to clean a crystal |
| deposits at the bottom. Just swirl a little bit of ice | | | | decanter. |
| and quite a bit of salt around at the bottom. And | | | | If you wanted to dry the inside and wouldn't have |
| you can just add some soap to that to make | | | | water spots on a decanter. You can tried |
| sure it's disinfected. Then you just dump it out | | | | chopsicks and towels and all sorts of things |
| and rinse. | | | | (including a hair drier) but still may see leaves |
| If you have any deposits from old flowers, throw | | | | spots. The best way I found was after washing a |
| a little vinegar and water in, then add a 1/2 cup of | | | | decanter - to rinse the inside with a little rice wine |
| dry rice. Shake it around for a while and it should | | | | vinegar (or white vinegar) and then rinse with |
| be clean. The rice will help clean like the brush | | | | distilled water and let it dry upside down. Using |
| would if it was long enough. | | | | distilled water will dry faster and prevents |
| For stains that have been left sitting, I am | | | | spotting. This is now the standard way to clean |
| recommends filling the glass with warm water, | | | | decanters at my kitchen. |
| putting in a denture-cleaning tablet, and letting it | | | | Hope this works for you as well as it did for me! |