The document provides instructions for cleaning dishes and surfaces using soap, water, and common household ingredients like baking soda, borax, lemon, and dish soap. It recommends using a plain vegetable-based soap or bar of soap with water and optionally adding lemon slices for cleaning dishes. For larger surfaces, it suggests a solution of borax and hot water. It also provides tips for cleaning baked-on grease and spills using baking soda, salt, and water or a paste of dish soap, borax and warm water.