Before our small student reception at the end of this week, we decided it was finally time to polish the champagne cooler that had been sitting untouched for far too long — now completely black with tarnish.

My husband found what he claimed was an old, proven housewife trick online: put the silver in a bucket with water, aluminum foil, salt, and baking soda. According to the tip, it should become shiny all by itself.

After digging through the cupboards, we finally found a can of baking soda.

The only problem? It expired in 2024.

I’m not sure what’s worse — that we actually own baking soda, or that we’re slowly turning into our parents.

Everything in this house is either old, expired, or both.

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