Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Ketchup! from the following website (and also a recommendation by a
>> maid service):
>>
>> http://www.realsimple.com/home-organ...572/index.html
>>
>> Use ketchup to: Remove tarnish from copper and brass cookware.
>> Squeeze ketchup onto a cloth and rub it on pots and pans. They
>> should go back to their coppery color in minutes. Rinse with warm
>> water and dry with a towel.
>>
>> I don't like ketchup, but like a lot of people I do have a bottle of
>> it. I had no idea I could use it to clean my copper-clad Revere
>> Ware. Surprise!
>>
>> Jill
>
> LOL!
> I have lots of Revereware with copper bottoms. Try the ketchup and
> report back. I'll bet it's a joke and won't work at all. I used to
> scrub mine clean for a short while but finally gave up as it takes
> way more time than the average cook has.
>
> IMO, if you see shiny copper bottoms of pans hanging in a
> kitchen....that person never uses them or they hire someone to polish
> them each week.
>
> My Revereware pots and pans are black on the copper bottoms and they
> can stay that way as far as I'm concerned. They still work fine. :-D
> I'll use my ketchup for dogs & burgers.

Yep. I no longer polish my copper bottoms. My grandma and parents used to
do it all the time. They were proud of the results.