Yahoo! Associated Content (“the world’s largest source of community-created content”) featured a story on whether “old, stale” vinegar can be used to clean. According to the author, “I found out that when it comes to cleaning with vinegar old is better.” To read the article, use this link.
The Oakland Press (Michigan) featured a story titled, “Frugal Living: Remove Apple Juice Stains,” that recommended the use of vinegar to remove such stains. The article notes, “For your apple juice stain, presoak in a sink of warm water and liquid dish washing soap and vinegar for an hour (1 part vinegar, 2 parts water). […]
Ridemedia.com (a website for cyclists) provides its readers many tips to clean water bottles, including cleaning with vinegar. The tip is noted below: “Vinegar is a very safe cleaning solution. Poor a couple of caps full into a bottle, shake and leave overnight. Rinse thoroughly with hot water and then cold.” To read the entire […]
An article on heraldnet.com (Washington) showcased 30 uses for white distilled vinegar.
Associated Content by Yahoo! featured a story on the use of vinegar to groom dogs. The article notes, “The vinegar will disinfect bug bites and keep bugs off of your dog. One of the main bugs that vinegar is thought to keep away is mosquitoes. By coating your dog in vinegar, your dog can help […]
Yahoo! News picked up a story from HealthDay News on a new study that has found a direct association between using cotton swabs to clean the ears and ruptured eardrums. Co- author of the study, Dr. Michael Seidman, director of the division of otologic and neurotologic surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, offered three alternative ways […]
The westboroughpatch.com (Massachusetts) recognized May as National Vinegar Month and noted, “The Vinegar Institute is hoping you will take time in the month of May to honor how versatile the product is for both cooking and cleaning.” To view the article, click here.
The Dr. Oz Show featured a segment on “three hidden spots in your house that are aging you too fast,” including mold. Green home expert, Daniel Sieberg suggested getting rid of mold by “…rolling up your sleeves, use bleach, vinegar, stringent, strong cleaning products [and] good scrubbing brushes.”
The Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee) featured a story on the uses of vinegar in cooking, titled, “Varieties Enhance More Than Dressings.” Staff (Jeannie Milewski) was inaccurately quoted, though the article does highlight the cooking uses of vinegar and provides some vinegar facts. To read the article, use this link.
In early October, a “toxic” sludge hit Kolontar, Devecser and other villages 160 km west of Budapest. However, according to Hungarian disaster management officials, pouring plaster and acetic acid (vinegar) in rivers that flowed into the Danube “helped prevent a natural disaster by neutralizing the alkaline effect of the sludge.”