The wonders of vinegar!

Even if my cupboard is bare, I still make sure I keep a bottle of vinegar on hand. Why? Because there are so many doggone ways to use this sour stuff! Here’s a few of my favorite not-so-common uses for vinegar around the house.Mmmm. Buttermilk gives a wonderful tang to blueberry pancakes and fried chicken. If you’re running low, you can make a buttermilk substitute by adding 1 tsp. of vinegar to 1 cup of milk.To absorb paint odors, keep a dish of vinegar in a room you’re painting.Need to stop a persistent case of hiccups? Place a vinegar-saturated lump of sugar in your mouth. It works better than holding your breath.
Get a grungy vase sparkling clean by mixing some vinegar, dish detergent, hot water, and 20 metal BBs in the vase. Swirl gently, and rinse.
Relieve poison ivy itch by dabbing equal parts of apple cider vinegar and water on the rash. And do your best not to scratch!

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  1. It also stops leg an foot cramps.
    Tried and true. Take about 1/2 tsp.
    The cramps will not return all night.

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