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1 cup (250ml) vinegar 1 quart (1 liter) warm water 2 to 3 drops dishwashing liquid Need to take down some wallpaper? Before you rush out to rent a cumbersome steam machine or buy an expensive paper-removing product, whip up a batch of this vinegar formula for a mere fraction of the cost: in a […]
1 cup vinegar 1 gallon of warm water Wet mop no-wax floors with solution of vinegar and water to remove spills and kill many germs. Should not remove ‘Perma-wax seal’.
After cleaning out the bread box, keep it smelling pleasant by wiping it down with a cloth moistened in distilled vinegar. Allow to dry before replacing the bread.
1 quart (1 liter) warm water 3 tablespoons (38g) sugar 2 tablespoons (30ml) vinegar Make fresh-cut flowers last as long as you can by placing them in the best possible water. For every quart (liter) of warm water, add 3 tablespoons (38g) sugar and 2 tablespoons (30ml) vinegar. Mix well to ensure the sugar is […]
1 tablespoon (15ml) vinegar 2 tablespoons (30ml) linseed oil To clean and condition most leather items (except shoes, which are often made of a harder leather), use 1 part vinegar with 2 parts linseed oil. Mix the two together in a small glass container. Apply to leather furniture with a soft cloth and buff lightly. […]
Put a tablespoon of your vinegar in your dog’s drinking water every day and you will no longer have those brown spots in your lawn from the dog’s urine.
Pour vinegar around the children’s sand box to keep cats (and a few other critters) from using it as their litter box. Reapply about every two months just to be sure. Also you can sprinkle a little vinegar on your garden paths and patios to help keep cats away.
If you hate to wear gloves when gardening (except, of course, when working with roses, blackberries, or thistles) you will get nicked or scratched. White vinegar can be used to treat such scratches if you are not near a water supply. This stings for a second or two, but saves a long trek to the […]
In hard water areas, add 1 cup (225ml) of vinegar to 1 gallon (3.75 liters) of tap water for watering acid-loving plants such as rhododendrons or azaleas. The vinegar will release iron in the soil for the plants to use. Azaleas will benefit from an occasional watering with a mixture of two tablespoons of vinegar […]
Use vinegar to get rid of the hard water deposits around your sink. Soak paper towels with vinegar and place them around the area that needs to be cleaned. For cleaning the tap you can soak the towel and wrap it around and then hold it in place with a rubber band. Do this overnight […]