Vinegar Tips -Alekscat

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<< 1. Kill grass on walks and driveways. 2. Kill weeds. Spray full strength

on growth until plants have starved 3. Increase soil acidity. In hard water:

one gallon of tap water for watering rhododendrons, gardenias, or azaleas. 4.

Deter ants. Spray vinegar around doors, appliances, and along other areas

where ants are known. 5. Polish car chrome. Apply full strength. 6. Remove

skunk odor from a dog. Rub fur with full strength vinegar; rinse. 7. Keep

cats away. Sprinkle vinegar on areas you don't want the cat walking,

sleeping, or scratching on. 8. Keep dogs from scratching his ears. Use a

clean, soft cloth dipped in diluted vinegar. 9. Keep chickens from pecking

each other. Put a little in their drinking water. 10. Tenderize meat. Soak in

vinegar over night. 11. Freshen vegetables. Soak wilted vegetables in 2 cups

of water and a tablespoon of vinegar. 12. Boil better eggs. Add 2 tablespoons

water before boiling eggs. Keeps them from cracking. 13. Soothe a bee or

jellyfish sting. Dot the irritation with vinegar and relieve itching. 14.

Relieve sunburn. Lightly rub white vinegar; you may have to reapply. 15.

Condition hair. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to dissolve sticky residue left

by shampoo. 16. Relieve dry and itchy skin. Add 2 tablespoons to bath water.

17. Fight dandruff. After shampooing, rinse with vinegar and 2 cups of warm

water. 18. Soothe a sore throat. Put a teaspoon of vinegar in a glass of

water. Gargle, then swallow. 19. Treat sinus infections and chest colds. Add

1/4 cup or more vinegar to the vaporizer. 20. Feel good. A teaspoon of apple

cider vinegar in a glass of water, with a bit of honey added for flavor, will

take the edge off your appetite and give you an overall healthy feeling. 21.

Deodorize the kitchen drain. Pour a cup down the drain once a week. Let stand

30 minutes and then flush with cold water. 22. Eliminate onion odor. Rub on

your fingers before and after slicing. 23. Clean and disinfect wood cutting

boards. Wipe with full strength vinegar. 24. Remove fruit stains from hands.

Rub with vinegar. 25. Cut grease and odor on dishes. Add a tablespoon of

vinegar to hot soapy water. 26. Clean a teapot. Boil a mixture of water and

vinegar in the teapot. Wipe away the grime. 27. Freshen a lunchbox. Soak a

piece of bread in vinegar and let it sit in the lunchbox over night. 28.

Clean the refrigerator. Wash with a solution of equal parts water and

vinegar. 29. Unclog a drain. Pour a handful of baking soda down the drain and

add 1/2 cup of vinegar. Rinse with hot water. 30. Clean and deodorize the

garbage disposal. Make vinegar ice cubes and feed them down the disposal.

After grinding, run cold water through. 31. Clean and deodorize jars. Rinse

mayonnaise, peanut butter, and mustard jars with vinegar when empty. 32.

Clean the dishwasher. Run a cup of vinegar through the whole cycle once a

month to reduce soap build up on the inner mechanisms and on glassware. 33.

Clean stainless steel. Wipe with a vinegar dampened cloth. 34. Clean china

and fine glassware. Add a cup of vinegar to a sink of warm water. Gently dip

the glass or china in the solution and let dry. 35. Get stains out of pots.

Fill pot with a solution of 3 tablespoons of vinegar to a pint of water. Boil

until stain loosens and can be washed away. 36. Clean the microwave. Boil a

solution of 1/4 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of water in the microwave. Will

loosen splattered on food and deodorize. 37. Dissolve rust from bolts and

other metals. Soak in full strength vinegar. 38. Get rid of cooking smells.

Let simmer a small pot of vinegar and water solution. 39. Unclog steam iron.

Pour equal amounts of vinegar and water into the iron's water chamber. Turn

to steam and leave the iron on for 5 minutes in an upright position. Then

unplug and allow to cool. Any loose particles should come out when you empty

the water. 40. Clean a scorched iron plate. Heat equal parts vinegar and salt

in a small pan. Rub solution on the cooled iron surface to remove dark or

burned stains. 41. Get rid of lint in clothes. Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the

rinse cycle. 42. Keep colors from running. Immerse clothes in full strength

vinegar before washing. 43. Freshen up the washing machine. Periodically,

pour a cup of vinegar in the machine and let in run through a regular cycle

(no clothes added). Will dissolve soap residue. 44. Brighten fabric colors.

Add a 1/2 cup vinegar to the rinse cycle. 45. Take grease off suede. Dip a

toothbrush in vinegar and gently brush over grease spot. 46. Remove tough

stains. Gently rub on fruit, jam, mustard, coffee, tea. Then wash as usual.

47. Get smoke smell out of clothes. Add a cup of vinegar to a bath tub of hot

water. Hang clothes above the steam. 48. Remove decals. Brush with a couple

coats of vinegar. Allow to soak in. Wash off. 49. Clean eyeglasses. Wipe each

lens with a drop of vinegar. 50. Freshen cut flowers. Add 2 tablespoons

vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar for each quart of water. >>