martha made me do it

back when martha busted outta the slammuh, karen and i decided to celebrate by buying a subscription to her fine magazine. i pick up tidbits here and there, and when she offers some particularly sage advice, such as not wearing socks on the day of the gala event--holy sock lines--i pass the good word to my s n' b friends.

this is one of those times. it seems that if you rub a salt-soaked sliced lemon on tarnished copper--voila--the shine is rejuvenated, and your item is a shiny, coppery marvel.

martha is pretty consistent about one thing: she always leaves something out. whether an ingredient, how long dough rises, or in this case: how much elbow grease it'll take to complete a task (she's elusive with her staff's time on a project), readers must tread carefully and recognize they're on their own at some point in the process. in this case, it'll take a lot of time and more than one lemon to shine up my poor tea kettle. check out the color on the lid for the pre-lemon look.