10 uses for vinegar

Here is an interesting 2 min. video to help you around the house by using

 VINEGAR.

Something to consider for your long term storage.

 

 

 

 

More Vinegar uses

10 Laundry Boosters Using Vinegar

  Color Brightener: Add 1/2 cup vinegar to a load of laundry (wash cycle).

1. Color Protector: Soak new items in a straight solution of vinegar to protect dyes from running.
2. Whiter Whites: Add 1 1/2 cups of vinegar to the rinse cycle to whiten clothes.
3. Restore Whites: Fill a large stock pot half full with water and 1 cup of vinegar, bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add garments and let soak overnight. Launder as usual.
4. Preserve Linens: Add 1 cup of vinegar to rinse cycle, store linens as needed–will help prevent yellowing.
5. Yellowed Items Reviver: Revive old yellowed garments & linens from storage by soaking overnight in a solution of 12 parts water to 1 part vinegar. Launder as usual. Also see Cleaning Vintage Linens Soak.
6. Heavy Duty Pre-Soak: For heavily soiled garments, first soak in a bucket of water with 1 cup of vinegar. Launder as usual.
7. Lint Busters: Add 1/2 cup vinegar to the rinse cycle to reduce lint.
8. Fabric Softener: Add 1 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle. Also see Frugral Fabric Softener Recipes & Dryer Sheet Tips.
9. Ring Around The Collar Remover: Use 3 parts baking soda to 2 parts vinegar to make a paste, rub into stain and allow to set for 60 minutes, launder as usual. Also see Laundry Stain Treatments (Ring Around The Collar).

*All directions refer to regular white distilled vinegar
Source: Found in the book Vim & Vinegar by Melodie Moore
Tip: You can use lavender vinegar in the rinse for a nice scent.

Vinegar

Here are some fun things to use a simple storage item. I particularly like #8 and #10.

 It's garden time and with the heat comes the weeds, so here is an easy, cheap way to keep those weeds under control. Just be careful, because what it gets on, it kills. You don't want to kill the produce growing in your garden.

10 New Uses for Vinegar

                     

Use White Vinegar to:

1. Pinch-hit for lemon in a savory recipe. Use 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar in place of 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
2. Remove coffee or tea stains from the bottom of a cup. Swish 2 tablespoons of vinegar around in the cup, then wash as usual.
3. Treat oily hair. Vinegar is a good degreaser for oily hair because it helps adjust pH levels. Shampoo your hair as usual, rinse, then pour 1/4 cup over it and rinse again.
4. Wipe salt stains off boots. Dip a cloth or an old T-shirt into vinegar, then wipe away the white residue.
5. Make wool sweaters fluffier. Drop in a couple of capfuls of vinegar during the rinse cycle for an extra-soft feel.
6. Deodorize a garbage disposal. Make vinegar ice cubes and feed them down the disposal. After grinding, run cold water through the drain.
7. Clean a teakettle or a coffeemaker. Boil a mixture of water and vinegar in a teakettle, then wipe away the grime. Fill the reservoir of a coffeemaker with a mixture of vinegar and water and run it through a brewing cycle. Follow this with several cycles of water to rinse thoroughly.
8. Clean a dishwasher. Once a month, with the machine empty, run a cup of vinegar through an entire cycle to reduce soap buildup on the inner mechanisms and glassware.
9. Remove stubborn price tags or stickers. Paint them with several coats of vinegar, let the liquid soak in for five minutes, then wipe away the residue.
10. Kill weeds between cracks in paving stones and sidewalks. Fill a spray bottle with straight vinegar and spray multiple times. (Be careful not to get any on the surrounding grass, as it will kill that too.)