2torial #0858: Learn2 Cut Down on Toxic Household Cleaners (continued) Replace metal cleaners   Silverware: Put the silver in a pan and cover with equal parts of milk and vinegar. Soak it overnight, rinse in soap and hot water, and polish dry.   Take an toothbrush you've reserved for such jobs and give your jewelry a quick clean and shine with plain white toothpaste. (Use a paste, not a gel. It's cheaper and more abrasive.)   Make a paste with cream of tartar and a bit of lemon juice to clean lacquered brass. Leave the mixture on the brass for five minutes, then wash in warm water and dry.   Rubbing pewter with a cabbage leaf will give it a nice shine. Note: Post-polish cabbage leaves are not suitable consumption by for human or beast--not even the compost pile. Throw it way.   Polish chrome with a soft cloth and dry white flour, or with undiluted vinegar.   Step 10