tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post6214407808120454172..comments2023-06-16T16:08:23.446+01:00Comments on Edinburgh Housewife: Washing Dishes Three WaysMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-55741334027046695872014-10-18T22:35:52.105+01:002014-10-18T22:35:52.105+01:00Also, Italians have this weird, freakish and utter...Also, Italians have this weird, freakish and utterly WRONg thing of putting a drying rack in a cupboard above the sink, so that as you reach up to put things on it, the water runs down your arm and makes you icky, and then it either drips water on your head as you wash, or it collects and turns septic in a plastic tray under the rack. And it's always a huge waste of space, which in Italian apartment kitchens is worth more than rubies. Hilaryhttp://anglocath.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-13267145550379886962014-10-18T22:30:42.080+01:002014-10-18T22:30:42.080+01:00Your description of the English way is more or les...Your description of the English way is more or less the way I was raised to do dishes in the far, far west of Canada. And yes, it was the 70s, so we had a single sink. The only thing I would recommend is getting one of those scrubby sponges with the green scrubby thing on one side. Not the foam rubber kind, mind you, which are useless. The other kind. And get rid of your teflon. Teflon is evil, bad for you and impossible to clean properly. Put the dish soap directly onto the sponge. Get rid of the stupid tube. Hilaryhttp://anglocath.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-1647491493944275622014-10-14T02:51:58.750+01:002014-10-14T02:51:58.750+01:00Apparently I've developed a modified version o...Apparently I've developed a modified version of the Scottish method here in the American south except I use a "Dobie" sponge I squirt the soap on. This is opposed to the American method I grew up with which consists of soapy water on one side, and rinsing them on the other side of the sink, but I hate emptying the dishpan (and my mother NEVER just put the soapy water in the sink for whatever reason) so my modified Scottish version has mostly to do with my laziness (and only having one girl's worth of dishes to wash) I also grew up using actual dishcloths instead of dobies except for what needs real scrubbing, but I find wet dishcloths icky and dobies much preferable on that score.Allynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-76495347461315242642014-10-13T17:25:24.383+01:002014-10-13T17:25:24.383+01:00My apartment has a single sink. I just run the tap...My apartment has a single sink. I just run the tap while I scrub so that I can rinse as I go along by running things under the flow. If I don't do my dishes right away, I might actually fill the sink and leave everything to soak until I get around to dishwashing.Stellamarisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-86766183458150837022014-10-13T16:27:15.377+01:002014-10-13T16:27:15.377+01:00My last two years were spent in a Canadian univers...My last two years were spent in a Canadian university apartment which had a single sink. My washing method turned into a modified version of the Scottish version you posted here. I missed having a double sink badly - never thought I would until I was without one.Truthfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937672867378660928noreply@blogger.com