On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:34:48 GMT, wrote:

Like we all have sulphawhatsitmic acid and sur****ingfactants to
hand

You do - just buy them in the supermarket. On their own they're
common, all Cillit Bang has done is to mix them up together.

Mary will probably use formic acid instead, made by boiling up an
anthill, and a detergent made by pressing the oil out of beech nuts.
8-)