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Good and imaginative or unknown uses of vinagar?

Cleaning, in the wash, whatever...I use to clean out my coffee pot and know there are hundreds of uses but only know of that one. Thank you...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It's the best alternative cure all inside the body as well . Check apvon google. to many to list here. , but the vinegar ha to be raw with the mother in it.,which is another name for the sediment..Lifts your energy somewhat with a few t/spoons in a litre of water , kills infections ,is nutritious, brings down swelling, can be used as shampoo,kills thrush and great for the skin etc. Look it up now as a healing agent and read testimonials.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    tablespoon of white vinegar in a stock pot with beef bones will cause calcium to leech from the bones into the broth. Tsp in a bowl of cool water will refresh lettuce.

    use vinegar and newspaper to clean mirrors and glass windows.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I live in SA & when I run out of mosquito repellant, I use vinegar - either put a bowl of vinegar at your window or rub your body down with vinegar.... you don't smell great but it sure works! :)

    As Beaver suggested, wash your windows... I add a bit of dishwashing liquid & water to the vinegar as well.

    Found these interesting uses, there are many more at the below link:

    Clean lime deposits and calcium sludge from an automatic drip coffee maker.

    Clean the hoses and unclog soap scum from a washing machine.

    Clean rust from tools, bolts, and spigots

    Turn a chicken bone into rubber - Soak a chicken bone in a glass of vinegar for three days. It will bend like rubber

    Cures hiccups - Mix one teaspoon apple cider vinegar in one cup of warm water, and drink.

    Arthritis tonic and treatment; 2 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.

    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.

    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.

    http://www.pioneerthinking.com/vinegar.html

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Use vinegar to wash down a hot plate after using caustic.

    If you get caustic on your hands & it's soapy & it starts burning, wash your hands in vinegar.

    think it can be a douch too??

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Soothing a sunburn

  • 1 decade ago

    Wipe your windows with it to clean them

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Had a roomate that used it as dandruff control......Hated that dude for a while. If you share living quarters, don't try it. They will hate you too!

  • 1 decade ago

    We were using it as mordant for dyeing wool in the microwave with kool aide and food colorings yesterday. (Mordant is for setting color when dying)

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