10 Things to do with Vinegar

I should imagine all of us have vinegar in our cupboards, be it lurking in the back or at the front to chuck over chips or drizzle as a dressing. There are plenty of uses for vinegar in cooking but what about outside of the kitchen?

1, Hair Shiner – With the amounts of products used on hair these days it seems very difficult to deep cleanse it all out but thats what rinsing it in vinegar will do (don’t worry rinse afterwards so you don’t smell!) and will leave you with a lovely glossy shine!  (also fights dandruff)

2, Weed or grass killer – Spray this undiluted straight on to weeds or grass which occurs in the cracks on pathways and eventually they’ll shrivel up and die!

3, Colour Setting – I hate buying lovely dark clothes (especially jeans) which after a couple of rinse loose their deepness of colour so I let them soak for a bit in vinegar and water and they stay looking vibrant for longer!

4, Making a Rocket – you do need a bit of baking soda to help you out here!

Get a one litre bottle.

1. Put vinegar into the bottle so the bottle is filled up about one inch.
2. Put some baking soda (baking powder works too, but not as well) in the middle of a sheet of plastic wrap.
3. Pull all the corners together and stick it in the bottle.
4. Close the bottle all the way.
5. Shake the bottle for at least 4-5 seconds.
6. Loosen cap
7. Throw down onto pavement.
8. Make sure the cap is facing the ground, but make sure that you throw it away from yourself.
9. Watch the bottle fly up high in the sky! whoosh!!!!

5, Ok I know this is a usage in the kitchen but its not for cooking so I’m not counting it. A little on a clean dry cloth will clean off grease and sticky fingerprints off all chrome objects – fridge, breadbin, kettle etc etc

6, Salt Stains on boots – If like me you tend to go for a walk along the beach or countryside in leather or suede you’ll often find when its been damp you get lovely white stains. Use a cloth and dip in vinegar and wipe away the marks!

7, Soothe a bee, sunburn or jelly fish sting – Dab the infected area with vinegar and it helps neutralise the sting and take a bit of the discomfort away.

8, Freshen cut flowers or vegs – For flowers place two tablespoons of vinegar and one teaspoon of sugar for every litre of water and for vegetables – soak them in two cups of water and one tablespoon of vinegar.

9, Keeps Cats away – Spray where you don’t want them to wonder or scratch and this deters them wonderfully.