Thursday, August 21, 2008

SIXTY USES FOR VINEGAR

  1. Arthritis tonic and treatment; 2 spoonfuls of apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of water several times daily.
  2. Thirst quenching drink; apple cider vinegar mixed with cold water.
  3. Sagging cane chairs: Sponge them with a hot solution of half vinegar and half water. Place chairs out in the hot sun to dry.
  4. Skin burns: apply ice chold vinegar right away for fast relief. Will prevent blisters
  5. Add a spoonful of vinegar to cooking water to make cauliflower white and clean.
  6. Storing cheese: keep it fresh longer by wrapping it with a vinegar-dampened cloth keeping it in a sealed container.
  7. Remove stains from stainless steel and chrome with vinegar dampened cloth.
  8. Rinse glasses and dishes in water and vinegar to remove spots and film.
  9. Prevent grease build-up in your oven by frequently wiping with vinegar soaked cloth.
  10. Wipe jars of preserves and canned food with vinegar to prevent mold-producing bacteria.
  11. To eliminate mildew, dust and odors wipe down walls with vinegar soaked cloth.
  12. Clean windows with water and vinegar.
  13. Hardened paint brushes: put in boiling vinegar and wash in hot soapy water.
  14. Clean breadbox and food containers with vinegar-dampened cloth to keep fresh smelling and clean.
  15. Pour boiling vinegar down drains to unclog and clean them.
  16. Clean fireplace bricks with undiluted vinegar.
  17. An excellent all-purpose cleaner: vinegar mixed with salt. Cleans copper, bronze, brass, dishes, pots, pans, skillets, glasses, windows. Rinse well.
  18. Make your catsup and other condiments last longer by adding vinegar.
  19. To clear up respiratory congestion, inhale a vapor mist from a pot containing water and several spoonfuls of vinegar
  20. Apple cider vinegar and honey ad a cure-all: use to prevent apathy, obesity, hay fever, asthma, rashes, food poisoning, heartburn, sore throat, bad eyesight, dandruff, brittle nails and bad breath.
  21. When boiling eggs, add some vinegar to the water to prevent white form leaking out of a cracked egg.
  22. When poaching eggs, add a teaspoon of vinegar to the water to prevent separation.
  23. Weight loss: vinegar help prenent fat from accumulating in the body.
  24. Canned fish and shrimp: to give it a freshly caught taste, soak in a mixture of sherry and 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
  25. Add a spoonful of vinegar when cooking fruit to improve the flavor.
  26. Soak fish in vinegar and water before cooking for a tender, sweeter taste.
  27. Add vinegar to boiling ham to improve flavor and cut salty taste.
  28. Improve flavor of desserts by adding a tough of vinegar.
  29. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to fruit gelatin to hold it firm.
  30. Add vinegar to your deep fryer to eliminate a greasy taste.
  31. Steep your favorite herb in vinegar until you have a pleasing taste and aroma.
  32. Use vinegar instead of lemon on fried and broiled foods.
  33. To remove lime coating on your faucets; add vinegar to a cloths and rub off.
  34. To make a good liniment: beat whole egg, add 1 cup vinegar and 1 cup turpentine. Blend
  35. Apply vinegar to chapped, cracked skin for quick healing.
  36. Vinegar promotes skin health: rub on tired sore or swollen areas.
  37. Reduce mineral deposits in pipes, radiators, kettles and tanks by add vinegar to the system.
  38. Rub vinegar on the cut end of uncooked ham to prevent mold.
  39. Clean jars with vinegar and water to remove odor.
  40. Avoid cabbage odor by adding vinegar to the cooking water.
  41. Skunk ordor: remove from pets by rubbing fur with vinegar.
  42. Paint adheres better to galvanized metal that has been wiped with vinegar.
  43. Pets' drinking water: add vinegar to eliminate ordor and encourage shiny fur.
  44. For fluffy merinque: beat 3 eggs whites with a teaspoon of vinegar.
  45. Pie crust: add 1 tablespoons vinegar.
  46. Half of teaspoon per quart of patching plaster allows you more time to work the plaster before it hardens.
  47. Prevent discoloration of peeled potatoes by adding a few drops of vinegar to water. They will keep fresh for days in the fridge.
  48. Poiltry water: add vinegar to increase egg production and to produce tender meat.
  49. Preserve peppers: put freshly picked peppers in a sterilized jar and finish filling with boiling vinegar.
  50. Olives and pimentos will keep indefinitely if covered with vinegar and refrigerated.
  51. Add 1 tsp. vinegar to cooking water for fluffier rice.
  52. Add vinegar to laundry rinse water: removes all soap and prevents yellowing.
  53. After shampoo hair rinse: 1 oz apple sider in 1 quart distilled water.
  54. For a shiny crust on homemade bread and rolls, just fefore they have finished baking, take them out, brush crusts with vinegar, return to finish baking.
  55. Homemade sour cream: blend together 1 cup cottage cheese, 1/4 cup skim milk and 1 tsp vinegar.
  56. Boil vinegar and water in pots to remove stains
  57. Remove berry stains from hands with vinegar.
  58. Prevent sugaring by mixing a drop of vinegar in to cake icing.
  59. Cold vinegar relieves sunburn.
  60. Marinate tough meat in vinegar overnight to tenderize.

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