1940s kitchen hack uses RHUBARB to clean burnt pans
Cleaning kitchens is an easy task compared to what it was in the 1940s - before modern dishwashers, or powerful products.
But it seems we could still learn something from that era when it comes to removing the stubborn black crust on our pots and pans after accidentally burning dinner.
A 1940s kitchen hack to remove burnt on food from pans has been discovered in the archives - and the secret is rhubarb.
Dishwashers didn't become household staples until the 1950s so 1940s housewives had to clean every dish by hand - after preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner for their husband
Boiling the sharp red fruit in the afflicted pot will make pans shine again in just 10 minutes, according to the old housewife's hack.
The trick was discovered during archive research commissioned by Marigold - famous for making the iconic bright yellow kitchen gloves - to mark its 70th anniversary.