I love to cook but hate to hand wash dishes and used my dishwasher daily. Lately, there’s been talk about extra chemicals in dishwasher detergents that linger even after a wash cycle. In Texas, the hard water doesn’t help, and even with a water softener, spots still appear and dishes don’t come out fully clean. I discovered an old-fashioned way to make my own dishwasher soap that’s inexpensive, works better, and leaves dishes spotless with no residue.