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My strongest memory involving vinegar (if one can have more than one memory that involves vinegar) is one of my older brothers dipping his french fries in it. He loved it, though I never saw the appeal.
But vinegar has many other uses too, both as food and in other ways, as explained in Vicki Lansky's book Vinegar: 400 Various, Versatile, and Very Good Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of. For example, did you know you can add a teaspoon of vinegar to a recipe that's too salty? Or that you can use it to clean countertops and fireplace bricks and also get rid of ants?
It also says that you can rub vinegar on the cut end of uncooked ham to prevent mold. I never really knew that was a problem, but I'm glad there's a solution for it.
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11-13-2007 @8:03PM Don Paulson said... Many years ago before the world jumped its track, vinegar diluted with water was used as a douch. Need I say more Popeye?
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11-13-2007 @8:09PM mommouse said... vinegar is good while dieting. 1 tsp before eating cuts the fat!
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11-13-2007 @8:08PM a.j.pipkin said... older times Vinegar was esential disinfectant for medicine. Even now as earlier Blog says it increases ph ' get 1 or 2 ounces inside you when a cold is coming on use any thing to help make it more palatable ... Honey or sugar etc
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11-13-2007 @8:27PM h.r. gard said... My uncle Rich said one time his girl friend used vinegar as a substute for buying personal hygene cleaners because it was all natural. he said his mom told him of pioneer days and vinegar was used soaked in brown paper on sprains especially of the arms and legs. the doctor used it for many cleaning purposes. he even drinks it, when he can remember to do it. miracle drug, he calls it. but remember 90% of the people on vioxx didnt need to be using it at all.
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11-13-2007 @8:37PM jules said... I come from a family of indians and hunters, vinegar is used to wipe down wild game. It helps get any hairs that are on it, it tenderizes and gets rid of the wild taste. Also since Moose is such a gassy meat, 1 cap while cooking it will relieve that.
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11-13-2007 @8:59PM Flora Perks said... I use viniger (1/2 cup)per load of laundry.excellent for towels/sheets.also I love it with avocado
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11-13-2007 @9:25PM krktoday said... I have hard water and a toilet that never gets used so it gets very crusty. I keep half cup of vinegar in it all the time and it stays like brand new now.
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11-13-2007 @10:34PM Fran said... Growing up as a child, I remember my mother using vinegar to get bad odors from the house. Also, she used it for cleaning windows.
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11-14-2007 @3:19AM Karen Sue said... I had a thick white coating on my tongue after being very sick I just could not get rid of. Nothing I tried worked, including peroxide and antibiotics My dentist said to swish with diluted vinegar 4 times daily.It worked.
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11-14-2007 @12:33AM Kim said... To #79:
"Many years ago before the world jumped its track, vinegar diluted with water was used as a douch."
Ummmm....vinegar with water is STILL the key ingredient in douche today. This hasn't changed.
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11-14-2007 @3:23AM Karen Sue said... Vinegar is also good as a rinse for your hair. It takes off the build up and leaves it shiny and smooth. K
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11-14-2007 @9:22AM tammy said... Is vinager good for dog stains? Please someone answer me. Thank you
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11-14-2007 @9:26AM tammy said... Is vinager good for dog stains? Please someone answer me. Thank you
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11-14-2007 @2:05PM Bernard Vogel said... We mix 2 quarts of AppleJuice and 2 quarts of GrapeJuice with one cup of Apple Cider Vinegar and drink 4 oz a day for Arthritis
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11-18-2007 @11:50AM Teresa said... Vinegar is great for acid reflux. I was taking a prescription for acid reflux for about a year and then a friend of a friend told me to take a tablespoon of vinegar once a day and the reflux would disappear, sure enough it worked. I haven't taken any reflux medicine for a year and the reflux hasn't returned.
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