The International Vinegar Museum is located in Roslyn, South Dakota.
Here’s a list of cool things vinegar can do:
Use vinegar in a steam cleaner to reduce soap bubbles.
Mix vinegar with linseed oil and use it to clean your wood.
Clean the glasses by wiping each lens with a drop of vinegar.
Soak new propane lamp wicks in vinegar for several hours. Let dry before using. The wick will burn longer and brighter.
A mixture of salt and vinegar will clean coffee and tea stains from china.
To refresh vegetables, soak wilted vegetables in 2 cups of water and a tablespoon of vinegar.
Boil eggs better by adding 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the water before boiling.
Marinating meat in vinegar kills bacteria and tenderizes the meat. Use a quarter cup of vinegar for a 2 to 3 pound roast. Marinate overnight, then cook without draining or rinsing the meat. If desired, add herbs to the vinegar when marinating.
Vinegar can also:
Kills grass on walks and driveways.
Increase the acidity of the soil. In hard water areas, add a cup of vinegar to a gallon of tap water to water acidic plants like gardenias or azaleas. The vinegar releases iron into the soil.
Cool cut flowers by adding 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 1 teaspoon of sugar for every quart of water.
An open dish of distilled white vinegar will help remove paint odors from a room.
Salad dressings, sauces, marinades, ketchup, mustard, and pickles are made with distilled white vinegar.
Soothe a sore throat with a mixture of apple cider vinegar, water, and honey.
Soak your feet in white distilled vinegar to stop athlete’s foot.
Drink a teaspoon of distilled white vinegar to stop hiccups.
Pantyhose last longer when rinsed with water containing 1 tablespoon of white distilled vinegar.
Massage with distilled white vinegar on our scalp, rinse, then with normal shampoo and see the dandruff disappear.
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