20 Household Uses for Plain Ol' Vinegar
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~ 20 Household Uses for Vinegar ~
1. Glassware: ½ cup of distilled vinegar added to a gallon of rinse water will remove soap film from glassware & make it shine.
2. Toilet Bowl: clean & deodorize your toilet bowl by pouring undiluted white vinegar into it. Let it stand for about 5 minutes, then flush. Stubborn stains may require scrubbing.
3. Bathtub: wipe down bathtub with vinegar & baking soda to remove film buildup. Rinse clean with water.
4. Ants: ant invasions can be deterred by washing countertops, cabinets & floors with vinegar.
5. Grease: flimy dirt & greasy residue can be removed from stove & refrigerator by wiping with vinegar.
6. Grass or Weeds: kill unwanted grass on sidewalks & driveways by pouring on vinegar.
7. Chrome: to polish chrome & stainless steel, moisten a cloth with white vinegar & wipe clean.
8. Shower Curtain: rub a cloth dampened with vinegar to remove soapy, steamed in film & mildew from your plastic shower curtain. Then rinse clean.
9. Coffee Maker: to remove stale coffee residue, fill the reservoir with vinegar & run it through a brewing cycle. When cycle is finished, run two cycles of water to rinse.
10. Irons: remove burn stains from your electric iron by mixing one part salt with one part vinegar in a heated small aluminum pan. Use this mix to polish the iron as you would silver.
11. Vegetables: liven up slightly wilted vegis by soaking them in cold water & vinegar.
12. Flowers: add two tablespoons of vinegar plus three tbsp of sugar to a quart of warm water to keep fresh cut flowers blooming longer.
13. Cabbage: add vinegar to the cooking water of boiling cabbage to prevent the odor from permeating the house.
14. Meat: a marinade of ½ cup of your favorite vinegar and a cup of liquid bouillon makes an effective meat tenderizer.
15. Rice: a tsp of vinegar added to the water of boiling rice makes it whit & fluffy.
16. Fish: reduce fishy odors by rubbing fish down with white vinegar before scaling it.
17. Cheese: keep cheese moist and fresh by wrapping it in a cloth that has been dampened with vinegar and sealed in an air tight wrap or container.
18. Glass/mirrors: use a combination of one part water & one part vinegar to clean all glass/mirrors.
19. Onion Odors: quickly remove the odor of onions from your hands by rubbing them with vinegar.
20. Pickling: cider, red wine, balsamic and other dark vinegars are good for pickling, but may discolor lighter colored pickles such as pears, onions or cauliflowers. In this case, a white vinegar may be preferred.
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