131 Uses for Vinegar

[Jeanieb]

2 Cups white vinegar
1 Cup dried or fresh herbs
1/2 teaspoon pepperment extract or vanilla

Place all ingredients in a glass or enamel pan, Bring mixture to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Cool Pour into a large glass jar. Close jar tightly Shake the once or twice a week for 4 weeks if the jar has a metal lid place a piece or plastic wrap over the top of the jar before screwing on the lid after 4 weeks,strain and reserve juice. pour liguid into a pump spray bottle and spray into the air to freshen it.

[justGina]

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 the chairs out in the hot sun to dry.

4. Skin burns: apply ice cold vinegar right away for fast relief. Will prevent burn 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 in a vinegar-soaked cloth and keeping it in a sealed container.

7. Remove stains from stainless steel and chrome with a 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 it with vinegar.

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 vinegar and water.

13. Hardened paint brushes: simmer 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 long by adding vinegar.

19. To clear up respiratory congestion, inhale a vapor mist from steaming pot containing water and several spoonfuls of vinegar.

20. Apple cider vinegar and honey as 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 from 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 helps prevent 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 the flavor of desserts by adding a touch of vinegar.

29. Add vinegar to your deep fryer to eliminate a greasy taste.

30. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to fruit gelatin to hold it firm.

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 tea kettle; add vinegar to the water and let stand overnight.

34. To make a good liniment: beat 1 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 adding vinegar into 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 odor: 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 odor and encourage shiny fur.

44. For fluffy meringue: beat 3 egg whites with a teaspoon of vinegar.

45. Pie crust: add 1 tablespoon vinegar to your pastry recipe for an exceptional crust.

46. Half a 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 fridge.

48. Poultry 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 ounce apple cider vinegar in 1 quart of distilled water.

54. For a shiny crust on homemade bread and rolls: just before they have finished baking, take them out, brush crusts with vinegar, return to oven 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 the cake icing.

59. Cold vinegar relieves sunburn.

60.When boiling meat, add a spoonful of vinegar to the water to make it more tender.

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[Lori Biever-Launder]

When you are housebreaking a puppy, a solution of water and viegar mixed one to one cleans up messes with no stains left behind (at least on my carpets!)

[CritterDial911]

Thought this might interest someof you

131 Different uses for vingar.

http://www.angelfire.com/cantina/hom...g/vinegar.html

Hugs,
Critter

[heaven]

sounds like something even i could do.

[~Sherry~]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

[Jeanieb]

I use Lemom balm from my garden to make this spray, it smells great!!

[MANDERS]

Ok I know we can do it lets come up with 101 uses for vinegar.Lets make a list.I'll start

1.Use to remove heavy soap scum from showere,tubs and sinks.Warm vinegar and put in a pray bottle.spray and let sit for 10-15 min.Then use spnge to scrub clean

2.To remove scum from shower heads,put in plastic bag,tie around shower head overnight.and scrub in the morning.

3.To remove scum and mildew from plastic shower curtains,fill wahsing machine with warm water add 1c.vinegar and your reg laundry det.Add curtains and several old towels,wash and hang over shower rod immediately

4.add 2-3 TBS of vinegar to hot water along with your regular dishwashing liquid to cut greas on dishes

5.add 1/4 c. to washing machine to rinse cycle to soften clothes

6.apply undiluted to the skin with a cotton ball to deter bugs(odor will disappear)

7.Neutralize pet urine with 25% vinegar to 75% water spray on carpets

8.window cleaner in a spray bottle with 1/4c.vinegar to 1 quart water.

9.clean vinyl floors with 1/2 c. vinegar to 1 gallon of warm water.

10.spray vinegar on the underarms of clothes and let soak 15-30 min to deoderize and min underarm stains

[CAGmomof2]

101 Uses for Vinegar.. THe only one I know of that you have not mentioned was
Rinsing a Dog who was sprayed by a skunk in a Vinegar Solution but I can't remember the rest of it .
Another one is to clean your mirrows and windows with a Vinegar Solution.
Also using a Vinegar Solution to your wash load.
Will Vinegar work to remove Meldew from Window Sills.

[MANDERS]

I don't know if it will work with the window sills.I would use it the way I use it on showers.I don't see why it shouldn't work.

[cinnamon]

60 uses for vinegar

http://www.pioneerthinking.com/vinegar.html

I print out these types of list and keep them in my household notebook.

[Sara Noel]

http://www.angelfire.com/cantina/hom...g/vinegar.html

[captclearance]

I use a fair amount of white vinegar......
ssssssshhhhhhhhh......... don't tell anyone I used to have athlete's foot......... not anymore, after years of expensive scripts, I cured it with white vinegar........

[Darlene]

Yea for vinegar!

[Sinclairwife]

Vinegar is a very versatile product and quite inexpensive. Below is a list of uses for vinegar. Many were totally new to me. Hope you enjoy.

Used as a hair rinse, vinegar neutralizes the alkali left by shampoos.

Fabric softener and static cling reducer - use as you would liquid fabric softener.

Chewing gum dissolver - saturate the area with vinegar. If the vinegar is heated, it will work faster.

Stain remover - for stains caused by grass, coffee, tea, fruits and berries. Soak clothing in full strength vinegar.

Spray your hands with a mist of vinegar, or dip them in vinegar and dry after washing dishes or having them in soapy water to keep your hands soft.

Add 1/2 cup vinegar to a gal. of water to keep your vinyl no wax floors clean and shining. It also kills dust mites so is wonderful for those with allergies.

One teaspoon to one tablespoon of vinegar gets rid of hiccups.

Use 2 cups of cider vinegar in the tub to soak sore muscles and add potassium to muscles.

Use a cup of vinegar in two gallons of water in the diaper pail to neutralize the urine in cloth diapers. It also helps keep them from staining.

Try white vinegar underarms and other areas of the body as a natural deoderant. Will not stop perspiration (which is not healthy anyway) but will neutralize odor.

When making soup stock (as all good frugal-ites do), squirt in a tablespoon of white vinegar, to help leach (extract) all the calcium from the bones being used. There's no vinegar taste, and most of us can certainly use the additional calcium.

Dip a wet toothbrush in vinegar and brush teeth to remove bad breath from onions or garlic. It also whitens teeth.

Soak (rinsed and dried) egg shells in vinegar until they dissolve. Dilute with water, and drink your (very easy to assimilate) calcium supplement.

For problem skin, soak a washcloth in vinegar and place over face for a few moments. The vinegar restores the proper Ph balance. (Avoid the eye area!)

Make your own very frugal furniture polish using equal parts of white vinegar and vegetable oil. Wipe it on and buff with a soft cloth. To clean brassware to like-new condition without scrubbing, soak in 1:10 parts of white vinegar:water. To clean brass lamps, unscrew sections, soak in bucket. All green and black tarnish comes off in no time.

Keep cut flowers fresh longer (or even perk up droopy ones) by adding two tablespoons of vinegar and one tablespoon of sugar to each quart of water.

Put a few drops of vinegar in pasta as it boils, the starch is cut. This makes the pasta less sticky. Works for rice, too, and there's no vinegar taste.

Rinse fresh fruit and vegetables in it. This replaces the expensive advertised vegetable wash.

To get rid of calcium buildup on brick or on limestone, use a spray bottle with half vineger and half water, then just let it set. The solution will do all the work.