Book excerpt: Discover time-tested tips, tricks and techniques for housecleaning ? all written for the modern home. From tackling limescale in bathrooms to oiling a wooden table to ironing a shirt, The Housewife?s Handbook breaks-down common household chores into easy-to-read instructions for perfecting and protecting the home. Learn the essentials of maintaining order in this all-encompassing reference that you can turn to over and over again.