20 More Ways to Use Vinegar

Why use harsh or toxic cleaners when vinegar is environmentally safe, cost-efficient, versatile, and gets the job done?

1) Cut Flowers: Mix two tablespoons of vinegar and two tablespoons of sugar in a liter of water to keep cut flowers longer. Change the water and trim stem ends every four or five days.

2) Dry Skin: Add a cup of apple cider vinegar to your bath water to sooth itchy, dry, or cracked skin.

3) Microwave Clean-up: Wet a dish cloth with vinegar and place it in the microwave. Set microwave on high for ten to fifteen seconds to loosen food spatters. Once cloth is cool enough to be handled, wring it out and wipe the dirt away. It will clean and deodorize at the same time.

4) Polish Metal: Clean brass, copper, and silver by mixing equal parts of vinegar and baking soda into a paste. Use a wet cloth to gently rub the tarnish away. Rinse thoroughly with clear water and polish dry.

5) White Cup Rings: Remove white marks on wood furniture by mixing equal parts cooking oil and vinegar. Apply with a soft cloth rubbing gently with the grain. Shine with a dry soft cloth.

6) Toilet Bowl: Deodorize your toilet bowl by adding three cups of white vinegar to to it. Let stand about a half hour before flushing.

7) Winter Salt Marks: Remove salt marks on boots and shoes by wiping them with a cloth dipped in undiluted vinegar.

Car Windshield: Washing your windshield in winter with equal parts water and vinegar will discourage frost from forming.

9) Loosen Rusty Screws: Spray vinegar full strength onto stubborn rusted screws and leave sit for half an hour before loosening.

10) Kill Weeds: To kill grass and weeds that grow between flagstone, pour vinegar onto plant full strength.

11) Skunk Odor: If your pet has tangled with a skunk, rub his fur well with a cloth soaked in vinegar.

12) Cat Scratches: To keep cats from scratching your furniture, spray upholstery with vinegar. Cats are able to smell the vinegar much longer than humans . (always test a small area of fabric for staining or running before use)

13) Set Color in Clothes: To set color in clothes to keep them from running, soak clothes in warm water and one cup of vinegar.

14) Computers: Clean computers, printer, fax machine, keyboard, etc, by wringing out a cloth dipped in half water and half vinegar, then dry. Not only will it leave them clean but the vinegar will help repel dust.

15) Coffee and Tea Stains: Coffee and tea stains can easily be removed from cups by cleaning with a mixture of half vinegar and half salt. Just rub the stains away.

16) Cooking Fish: Add a tablespoon of vinegar to water when poaching fish to keep it from falling apart so easily. (Using vinegar for cooking will not leave a vinegar taste on food.)

17) Boiled Eggs: When boiling eggs, add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water to keep the white of the egg from leaking out if the shell cracks.

18) Poached Eggs: When poaching eggs, add a tablespoon of vinegar to keep the white of the egg from running.

19) Tough Meat: Tenderize tough mean bymarinating it overnight in vinegar.

20) Salty Food: If you find that you have over salted your food while cooking, add a bit of vinegar. You won’t taste the vinegar and it cuts the taste of salt.