WHAT’S LIVING IN YOUR LINENS?
2019 has come and gone, and as we move into 2020, consider making a habit of keeping your bed linens clean. Not only will you keep your duvets, pillowcases, and sheets healthy, but clean linens might also keep you healthy. According to the folks who developed Tide laundry detergent, 70% of soil on bed sheets is invisible. That makes sense. A lot of icky stuff happens in our bed linens at night, most of it invisible. We sweat, drool, secrete natural body oils, and shed lots of dead skin cells while we sleep. Then fungal spores, insect parts, mold, dust, lint, and pollen gather on our sheets from the air around us, and all of this stuff — ours and the stuff from the air — can attract a host of problems. Dust mites, for example, are attracted to dead skin cells. They are inflammatory to asthmatics and to people with dust allergies. Worse, staph bacteria, which is normally harmless, can live on bedding and, in rare cases, cause fatal infections. The longer you go without cleaning your linens, the more likely it is you’ll make contact with staph — in an inflamed follicle or in a cut, for example. From there, staph can enter the bloodstream and become a serious infection very quickly. At Janet Davis Cleaners, we use professional products that get rid of all those unwanted microorganisms. Most importantly, this
protects your health, but professional cleaning also protects the health and longevity of your linens. The same microorganisms that present risk to you — dust mites, bacteria — also threaten the vibrancy and longevity of your linens. What’s more, dry cleaning can prevent color bleeding, button loss, shrinkage, and fading that usually comes with home washing. We take pride in helping you keep your home healthy and clean. Don’t let another year begin without starting the regular habit of bringing your bedding in for professional cleaning. Your health and your linens will thank you. Call Janet Davis Cleaners today at (248) 543-0340 to learn more!
SUDOKU
Simple PANCAKES FROM SCRATCH
INGREDIENTS
• 2 cups all-purpose flour • 2 tsp baking powder • 1/4 tsp salt • 1 tbsp sugar, optional
• 2 eggs • 1 3/4 cups milk • Unsalted butter or canola oil, to grease skillet
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat a griddle or skillet to medium-low.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (including sugar if you like a sweeter pancake). In a separate bowl, beat eggs into milk. Gently stir the liquid ingredients into the dry ones. Mix only until flour is moistened. Clumps are fine. 3. Add some butter or oil to the skillet. If the butter foams or oil shimmers, the temperature is correct. Pour in a pancake of any size, cooking until bubbles form, about 2–4 minutes.
4. Flip and cook other side for 2–4 minutes. Serve warm.
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