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Over Sixty Ways to Use Vinegar

• Arthritis tonic and treatment; two 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 one 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 three 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-teaspoon 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-teaspoon 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.
• A strength tonic: Combine raw eggs, vinegar and black pepper. Blend well.

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