Aloha Donnie and all, Great post. I think number 12 may need an adjustment. It says:
12. Boil better eggs. Add 2 tablespoons water before boiling eggs. Keeps them from cracking. I think it should say to add 2 tablespoons vinegar instead of water. Betsy At 08:56 AM 8/9/2008, you wrote: >Hey Guys, > >I thought some of you might find this info helpful. > >50 Uses For Vinegar > >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 places 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. > >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 to flower water. > >Contact me at: >Donnie Parrett >1956 Asa Flat Road >Annville, KY 40402 >Home # 606-364-3321 >Skype Name: Donnie1261 >Email: <mailto:deparrett%40prtcnet.org>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
