- Food Preparation
When boiling an egg and it’s cracked, a little vinegar in the water will keep the white from running out.
- Food Preparation
Cake icing can be prevented from becoming sugary if a little vinegar is added to the ingredients before cooking. The same is true when making homemade candy.
- Food Preparation
Try soaking fish in vinegar and water before cooking it. It will be sweeter, more tender and hold its shape better. When boiling or poaching fish, a tablespoon of vinegar added to the water will keep it from crumbling so easily.
- Food Preparation
When you can’t get the last bit of mayonnaise or salad dressing out of the jar, try dribbling a little of your favorite vinegar into it, put the cap on tightly and shake well. You’ll be amazed at how much you’ve been wasting.
- Laundry Hints
Soak the lace in cold water, rinsing it several times. Next hand-wash the lace gently with a wool detergent, such as Woolite. If rust spots are a problem, try removing them with a mixture of white vinegar and hot water.
- Laundry Hints
Heat equal parts white distilled vinegar and salt in a small pan. Rub solution on the cooled iron surface to remove dark or burned stains.
- Laundry Hints
Pour equal amounts of white distilled vinegar and water into the iron’s water chamber. Turn to steam and leave the iron on for 5 minutes in an upright position. Then unplug and allow to cool. Any loose particles should come out when you empty the water
- Laundry Hints
Add 1 cup of white distilled vinegar to the rinse water when you launder your shower curtain. Do not spin dry or wash out. Just hang immediately to dry.
- Laundry Hints
When you are color dyeing, add about a cupful of white distilled vinegar to the last rinse water to help set the color.
- Laundry Hints
Lightly rub white distilled vinegar on fabric that has been slightly scorched. Wipe with a clean cloth.
- Laundry Hints
Leather articles can be cleaned with a mixture of white distilled vinegar and linseed oil. Rub the mixture into the leather and then polish with a soft cloth.
- Laundry Hints
To hold colors in fabrics, which tend to run, soak them for a few minutes in white distilled vinegar before washing.
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