What a mess
@GardenGerty (169448)
United States
May 27, 2019 10:51am CST
It is my own fault.
You may or may not know I make infused oils to be used in salves and such. I had some on the counter, behind my bread machine.
I went to the kitchen to get started, and found I had turned over my calendula in olive oil. I ran over about two feet of cabinet top, down the front and around on the tiled floor. Man is it slick.
So there are two things I must do: 1) infuse some more oil with calendula. Easy enough and it is warming at this time. 2). clean the olive oil off of all those surfaces. It surely is a pain.
First I soaked up all I could with paper towels. Next, I took a dish rag and put Dawn dishwashing liquid and water on it. Used a mop, the same way.
Still slippery. Oh, and I cleaned up all the junk that had accumulated in that corner of the cabinet.
So, now I have spread baking soda--soda bicarbonate, all over the slickness.
My plan is to rinse it all with citrus infused vinegar. It will be clean. I needed to clean. This is one way to get motivated.
This was also not what I was planning to post about this morning.
I will see you again in a bit.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 May 19
Oh no! That is awful. How did it get knocked over?
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
I evidently shoved something back on my crowded counter and did not notice it fell over. I have been really tired lately and accident prone.
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
Yes, it was a real mess and I am glad to have it cleaned up.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
Actually it is not an essential oil, but infused oil. Used differently, and sometimes combined with extra essential oils. This actually would be blended with beeswax, plantain infused oil and lavender essential oil. Yes, this mess got me to put a few things away.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
28 May 19
@GardenGerty that sounds confusing to me since I don't use those things I don't know the difference. Anyway it's great you make things yourself like that!
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
It certainly is and I am glad I do not have this kind of accident often.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
28 May 19
@GardenGerty
Thank you for sharing that with us.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
It kind of messed up my day's plan, for sure.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
@ShifaLk Actually, it did not break it ran out under the lid.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
Some of those sauces can leave a stain, too. I do not like it when I break or spill stuff.
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@ShifaLk (17811)
• India
28 May 19
@GardenGerty yeah thankfully, it was cleaned. But The bottle just got broken into million pieces.. Surprise
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 May 19
What do you use the calendula oil for?
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
Calendula oil is used in skin treatments. In this case I was making, and will make, a batch of a salve called CPL. It has calendula oil and plantain infused oil, beeswax and some lavender essential oil. It is what I use instead of antibiotic ointment.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
Yes, so am I as it took away precious time to clean it up.
@wolfgirl569 (135722)
• Marion, Ohio
27 May 19
Glad you found the mess without falling because of it.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
Oh me too. Also did not get it on the laundry I piled in the laundry room.
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@RasmaSandra (97984)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 May 19
Hope you can get all that mess cleaned up. Two things that I hate spilling oil and raw eggs.
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
A trick with raw eggs is to cover it with a thick layer of salt. When the egg is absorbed you can scoop up the mess.
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@RasmaSandra (97984)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 May 19
@GardenGerty thanks for the tip I did not know that.
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
Yes, they have. I even cleaned some sediment from around the hot water heater with the vinegar.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
I am so happy with the cleaned up space, though.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
For a little while it kept me busy.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 19
Well, it is done now, and my kitchen is cleaner.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
28 May 19
Oh no. Sounds like a big mess you made. Hopefully the baking soda took care of it
