From a park resident- Guess who??

 I have found a great recipe for dishwasher soap!  I love it, our water is so hard here, even with a softener.   It works great, no film on glasses.....

2 cups of Washing Soda
2 cups of Borax
1 cup of salt
4 packs of unsweetened lemonade Koolaide

I'm guessing the Koolaide provides the citric acid needed to keep the film off the glassware.  Salt softens or scrubs the dishes?  Anyway I am very happy with this, beats Cascade hands down.   I used to just use the soda and borax,  but it left a film on things.