polishing copper

ok, so.....my aim on this december 24 was to stay in lounge about until noon......nearly there.....and to catch up on potentially dirty tasks before i get around to getting dressed.....and so i decided today was the day i would return my copper omelet pan to its original splendor....and i am close.....oh so close.....just trying to figure out how to get black burnt-on grease streaks off without scratching.....the pan will look picture perfect when i make my holiday latkes in the morning....i am now off to clean out the vegetables drawers......not a job that is ever high on my list...but i might as well as my sleep shirt is already smudgy and the clothes i intend to wear are still in the dryer.....i also plan on working on a load for the goodwill out of my side of the closet......not necessarily holiday-related chores.....but there is not another soul in this house at the moment...so nobody to entertain or cater to.........or at least until later on......when i will actually wrap the gifts......i always out this off until the last minute because it seems to add the christmas eve excitement......fix dinner, eat dinner, go church, and then come home and wrap gifts.....