An equal mixture of salt and white vinegar will clean coffee and tea stains from china cups.
Loosen tough stains:
To loosen hard-to-clean stains in glass, aluminum or porcelain pots or pans, boil 1/4-cup of white vinegar with 2 cups of water. Wash in hot, soapy water.
Brighter stainless steel:
Spots on your stainless steel kitchen equipment can be removed by rubbing the spots with a cloth dampened with white vinegar.
Soaking pots and pans:
Soak normal food-stained pots and pans in full strength white vinegar for 30 minutes. Rinse in hot, soapy water.
No cooking odors:
Boil a teaspoon of white vinegar mixed in a cup of water to eliminate unpleasant cooking odors.
When handling onions:
A little white vinegar rubbed on your fingers before and after slicing onions will remove the odor of onions quickly.
Removing fruit stains:
To remove fruit stains from your hands, rub them with a little white vinegar and wipe with a cloth.
Painting strategy:
Absorb odor of fresh paint by putting a small dish of white vinegar in the room.
Oven tip:
Dampen your cleaning rag in white vinegar and water and use it to wipe out your oven.
Clean tea kettles:
If you get lime deposits in your tea kettle, gently boil 1/2-cup of white vinegar to a pot of water. Then rinse well.
Laundry Hints
Soft fluffy blankets:
2 cups of white vinegar added to a washer tub of water will make a good rinse for both cotton and wool blankets - leaves them free of soap odor and their nap is soft and fluffy as new.
Scorch marks:
Lightly rub white vinegar on fabric that has been slightly scorched. Wipe with a clean cloth.
Deodorant stains:
To get rid of stains left by deodorants and anti-perspirants on washables, lightly rub with white vinegar and then launder as usual.
Sharper creases:
For a sharper crease in knit slacks, dampen them with a cloth wrung out from a solution of one-third white vinegar and two-thirds water. Place a brown paper bag over the crease and press.
Setting colors:
When you are color dyeing, add about a cup full of white vinegar to the last rinse water to help set the color.
After alterations:
When you remove a hem or seam and have holes from thread showing, dampen a cloth with white vinegar, put it under the material and press.
Other Great Tips
To keep your vinyl no-wax floors clean and shinning mop with 1 gallon of water with a half cup of vinegar added to it.
To get rid of hiccups drink 1 teaspoon of vinegar.
Add 2 cups of cider vinegar to your bath to soak sore muscles.
To sooth a sore throat take equal amounts of honey and cider vinegar.Stir and take a tablespoon at a time to cut mucus in the throat.
Use as a spray stain remover by spraying on clothing stains a 50/50 mixture of vinegar qnd water.
Add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water when you hard boil eggs.It will keep the egg from boiling out of the shell.
A sure cure for athlete's foot.Try soaking your feet in vinegar.
To remove water deposits from your shower head soak in vinegar overnight,then rinse in hot water.
