10 things vinegar can do for you
I have big jug of white distilled vinegar in the laundry room that I use occasionally while cleaning cloth diapers to make sure all the suds are out. I also plan on trying it out as an all purpose kitchen cleaner once my commercial stuff runs out. I was not aware, however, that there was a website devoted to its 999 other uses. Here are ten of vinegar's 1001 uses (unless it says otherwise, all vinegar tips are in regards to undiluted distilled white vinegar):
- Rusty tools and bolts can be brightened by soaking overnight to several days in vinegar.
- Clean outdoor items like patio furniture with a diluted solution of one tablespoon of vinegar with one gallon of water.
- Add a teaspoon or two when boiling vegetables to help them retain their color and reduce embarrassing gassy side effects.
- Wilted vegetables will perk up when you soak them in cold water with two teaspoons of vinegar.
- Clean and deodorize a drain by chasing one cup of baking soda with one cup of hot vinegar. Let it sit for five minutes and rinse with hot water.
- Clean your microwave. To loosen cooked food, bring a bowl a cup of water and vinegar to a rolling boil in the microwave and wipe the walls clean.
- Spray perspiration stains with vinegar before tossing in the wash to make clean them.
- Turn your whites white again by dropping them in a pot of boiling water with one cup of vinegar. Turn off the heat and soak overnight.
- Create your own facial toner with one part vinegar and one part water.
- Use a cotton ball soaked in vinegar to remove the sting from a bug bite.
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