Uses for Vinegar
Uses for vinegar includes money saving ideas for cleaning your home, cooking, going green in your garden and everything in between.
Vinegar is an economical and versatile alternative to commercial products that are costly and may contain harmful chemicals.
Cooking
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Make Buttermilk
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- Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of milk
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Prevent Hard Boiled Eggs from Cracking
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- Add 2 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 quart of water before boiling eggs.
The shells will peal off faster and easier.
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Fluffy Rice
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- Add 1 teaspoon of white vinegar to boiling water.
Rice will be easier to spoon out and less sticky
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Meat Tenderizer
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- Make a mixture of 1/2 cup white or cider vinegar and 1 cup liquid bouillon.
Marinade meat as usual.
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Revive Vegetables
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- Soak wilted vegetables in 1 quart cold water with 1 tablespon of white vinegar.
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In the Kitchen
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Clean Food Stained Pots and Pans
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- Soak pots and pans with full-strength white vinegar for 30 minutes.
Then rinse in hot, soapy water.
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Clean and Deodorize Garbage Disposal
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- Mix 1 cup white vinegar with enough water to fill ice tray.
After filling ice tray with mixture, freeze and grind cubes through the disposal.
Flush with cold water.
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Make Chrome Fixtures, Appliances, and Countertops Shine
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- Use a soft cloth saturated with white vinegar.
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In the Bathroom
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Clean Tile or Linoleum
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- Wash tile and linoleum with 1 cup white vinegar in a bucket of water.
For tough stains, apply full-strength white vinegar to stain.
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Remove Soap Scum from Tile and Tub
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- Wipe the surface with white vinegar and rinse with water.
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Laundry
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Remove Wrinkles
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- To get rid of hem marks left after altering hems, gently rub them with a
cloth dampened with white vinegar. Then run a steam iron across the crease.
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Clean Washer
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- Once a month, pour 1 cup of white vinegar in washer.
Run through a normal cycle without clothes. Soap residue will vanish.
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Remove Scorch Marks and Stains from Anti-Perspirants
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- To remove lightly scorch marks on fabric, rub lightly with white vinegar.
Then wipe with a clean cloth. Use the same technique to remove stains from anti-perspirants.
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Remove Salt Stains from Shoes
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- Pour white vinegar on damp cloth and wipe into the affected areas.
Then polish with a soft cloth.
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Hygiene and Gromming
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Make Hair Shine
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- After shampooing, rinse your hair with 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon of white vinegar.
It cuts the dulling soap residue, leaving hair soft and shiny.
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Relieve Sunburn
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- Sponge white vinegar on sunburn or minor skin irritations
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Outdoor Uses
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Gardens
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- Extend the life of cut flowers by placing in water with 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
and 3 tablespoons of sugar.
- Spray dandelions with white vinegar. Spray the center of each flower and near the ground
so roots will soak up the vinegar. Do this on a sunny day when no rain is expected for a few days.
- Kill unwanted grass and weeds with white vinegar.
- If you have to leave your car out overnight in the winter, coat the windows
with a solution of 3 parts white or cider vinegar to 1 part water.
They will be frost-free in the morning.
- To loosen rusty bolts and stubborn spigots, soak them in white vinegar.
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