Lazy Woman's Silver Polish

Our everyday silver is a set Bob's family used when he was a child at home, but I never had time to polish it and most of the time, it was tarnished and dirty looking. A few years ago I undertook a major initiative to polish all of it, but the tarnish gradually came back and I had never succeeded in removing the black in the smallest sections of the pattern.

Two weeks ago I polished the silver again and applied a new treatment whenever I have a load of silver to wash:

Line plastic rectangular container (like a dishpan) with foil (the thin, cheap kind)

Fill the container with silver or silverplate

Sprinkle liberally with baking soda

Pour boiling water over the silver and let cool

Wash silver with a liquid detergent

Dry

Silver will be shiny and tarnish free -- especially after a couple of applications