One of my yearly tasks

Is polishing the three antique brass pieces we have (all from my mom’s family) come Thanksgiving each year. The candlesticks always sat on the organ in the parlor of my grandparent’s home when I was growing up; the beautiful box was a wedding gift from Cousin Loretta, because she knew I’d treasure the family piece. Usually I dread the task because I’ve always done it with brasso which stinks to high heaven and makes a mess. Today, I looked up a “natural” way to polish brass and I tried two methods: first salt and lemon juice, and then polish; second, vinegar, salt, and flour that is allowed to sit on for 10 minutes and then rinse and buff to a shine. All I can say is: goodbye brasso!