Bet you didn't know vinegar has so many uses!
- Arthritis tonic and treatment; 2 spoonfuls of apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of water several times daily.
- Thirst-quenching drink: apple cider vinegar mixed with cold water.
- 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.
- Skin burns: apply ice cold vinegar right away for fast relief. Will prevent burn blisters.
- Add a spoonful of vinegar to cooking water to make cauliflower white and clean.
- Storing cheese: keep it fresh longer by wrapping it in a vinegar-soaked cloth and keeping it in a sealed container.
- Remove stains from stainless steel and chrome with a vinegar-dampened cloth.
- Rinse glasses and dishes in water and vinegar to remove spots and film.
- Prevent grease build-up in your oven by frequently wiping it with vinegar.
- Wipe jars of preserves and canned food with vinegar to prevent mold-producing bacteria.
- To eliminate mildew, dust and odors, wipe down walls with vinegar-soaked cloth.
- Clean windows with vinegar and water.
- Hardened paint brushes: simmer in boiling vinegar and wash in hot soapy water.
- Clean breadbox and food containers with vinegar-dampened cloth to keep fresh-smelling and clean.
- Pour boiling vinegar down drains to unclog and clean them.
- Clean fireplace bricks with undiluted vinegar.
- An excellent all-purpose cleaner: vinegar mixed with salt. Cleans copper, bronze, brass, dishes, pots, pans, skillets, glasses, windows. Rinse well.
- Make your catsup and other condiments last long by adding vinegar.
- To clear up respiratory congestion, inhale a vapor mist from steaming pot containing water and several spoonfuls of vinegar.
- 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.
- When boiling eggs, add some vinegar to the water to prevent white from leaking out of a cracked egg.
- When poaching eggs, add a teaspoon of vinegar to the water to prevent separation.
- Weight loss: vinegar helps prevent fat from accumulating in the body.
- Canned fish and shrimp: to give it a freshly caught taste, soak in a mixture of sherry and 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
- Add a spoonful of vinegar when cooking fruit to improve the flavor.
- Soak fish in vinegar and water before cooking for a tender, sweeter taste.
- Add vinegar to boiling ham to improve flavor and cut salty taste.
- Improve the flavor of desserts by adding a touch of vinegar.
- Add vinegar to your deep fryer to eliminate a greasy taste.
- Add a tablespoon of vinegar to fruit gelatin to hold it firm.
- Steep your favorite herb in vinegar until you have a pleasing taste and aroma.
- Use vinegar instead of lemon on fried and broiled foods.
- To remove lime coating on your tea kettle; add vinegar to the water and let stand overnight.
- To make a good liniment: beat 1 whole egg, add 1 cup vinegar and 1 cup turpentine. Blend.
- Apply vinegar to chapped, cracked skin for quick healing.
- Vinegar promotes skin health: rub on tired, sore or swollen areas.
- Reduce mineral deposits in pipes, radiators, kettles and tanks by adding vinegar into the system.
- Rub vinegar on the cut end of uncooked ham to prevent mold.
- Clean jars with vinegar and water to remove odor.
- Avoid cabbage odor by adding vinegar to the cooking water.
- Skunk odor: remove from pets by rubbing fur with vinegar.
- Paint adheres better to galvanized metal that has been wiped with vinegar.
- Pets' drinking water: add vinegar to eliminate odor and encourage shiny fur.
- For fluffy meringue: beat 3 egg whites with a teaspoon of vinegar.
- Pie crust: add 1 tablespoon vinegar to your pastry recipe for an exceptional crust.
- Half a teaspoon per quart of patching plaster allows you more time to work the plaster before it hardens.
- Prevent discoloration of peeled potatoes by adding a few drops of vinegar to water. They will keep fresh for days in fridge.
- Poultry water: add vinegar to increase egg production and to produce tender meat.
- Preserve peppers: put freshly picked peppers in a sterilized jar and finish filling with boiling vinegar.
- Olives and pimentos will keep indefinitely if covered with vinegar and refrigerated.
- Add 1 tsp. vinegar to cooking water for fluffier rice.
- Add vinegar to laundry rinse water: removes all soap and prevents yellowing.
- After shampoo hair rinse: 1 ounce apple cider vinegar in 1 quart of distilled water.
- 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.
- Homemade sour cream: blend together 1 cup cottage cheese, 1/4 cup skim milk and 1 tsp. vinegar.
- Boil vinegar and water in pots to remove stains.
- Remove berry stains from hands with vinegar.
- Prevent sugaring by mixing a drop of vinegar in the cake icing.
- Cold vinegar relieves sunburn.
- When boiling meat, add a spoonful of vinegar to the water to make it more tender.
- Marinate tough meat in vinegar overnight to tenderize.
- 62. Douche: 2 to 4 ounces of vinegar in 2 quarts of warm water.
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