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1001 Uses for White Vinegar

Vinegar is amazing, astounding, and in some cases just plain fun…it’s economical, environmentally friendly, all natural and non-toxic. I keep a gallon on board and use it for cleaning, disinfecting, cooking etc. I hope you enjoy some of the interesting tidbits about this versatile product.

Here are some FUN FACTS

    • Vinegar has been used for 10,000 years. It just might be the world’s oldest ingredient!
    • The main uses for white distilled vinegar are cooking/food preparation and cleaning/disinfecting.
    • The International Vinegar Museum is in Roslyn, South Dakota.
    • The International Vinegar Festival is held every June in Roslyn, South Dakota.
    • Consumers in the South buy and use more white distilled vinegar than in any other region of the country.
    • Adding vinegar to baking soda produces a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide. This combination is often used to make a do-it-yourself erupting volcano.
    • Pearls melt in white distilled vinegar.
    • An egg softens in white distilled vinegar because the acetic acid dissolves the eggshell.
    • Immersing a chicken bone in vinegar for 24 hours will make it rubbery.
    • An open dish of white distilled vinegar will help remove paint smells from a room.
    • Salad dressings, sauces, marinades, ketchup, mustard, and pickles are all made with white distilled vinegar.
    • Vegetable vinegars are made with potato, cucumber, beet root, and tomato.
    • Herb vinegars include thyme, oregano, basil, rosemary, sage, garlic and mint.
    • The most popular herb-flavored vinegars use thyme and oregano.
    • Fruit vinegars include apple cider, coconut, fig, black currant, pear, prune, raisin, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, peach, pineapple, and cherry.
    • Cider vinegar is made from apples and is the most popular vinegar used for cooking in the United States.
    • Raisin vinegar is produced in Turkey and used in Middle Eastern cuisine.
    • Germany, Austria and the Netherlands make vinegar from beer.
    • Italy and France produce a rare honey vinegar.
    • Cane vinegar, made from sugar cane juice, is popular in the Philippines.
    • 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 white distilled vinegar to stop the hiccups.
    • Pantyhose last longer when rinsed with water containing 1 tablespoon of white distilled vinegar.
    • Massage white distilled vinegar into your scalp, rinse, then wash with regular shampoo and watch dandruff disappear.
    • Spray white distilled vinegar on furniture to stop the cat from scratching it.

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