Vinegar Uses

Vinegar has so many uses and benefits to our bodies, our home and our environment. Discover how you can use vinegar as a cheap wonder product..

There are just so many different ways you can benefit from vinegar, it surprises me that people don’t make use of it more often.

Here is a list of vinegar uses that I have personally used or found from research on the internet. If you have any new ones to add, please do so at then end of the list:

• It makes a lovely, refreshing drink when you mix apple cider vinegar with cold water and some ice cubes.

• Arthritis tonic and treatment; 2 spoonfuls of apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of water several times daily.

• Sagging cane chairs: sponge them with a hot solution of half vinegar and half water. Place the chairs out in the hot sun to dry.

• Skin burns: apply ice cold vinegar away for fast relief. Will prevent burn blisters.

• Add a spoonful of vinegar to cooking water to make cauliflower white and clean.

• Storing cheese: keep it fresh longer by wrapping it in a vinegar-soaked cloth and keeping it in a sealed container.

• Remove stains from stainless steel and chrome with a vinegar-dampened cloth.

• Rinse glasses and dishes in water and vinegar to remove spots and film.

• Prevent grease build-up in your oven by frequently wiping it with vinegar.

• Wipe jars of preserves and canned food with vinegar to prevent mold-producing bacteria.

• To eliminate mildew, dust and odors, wipe down walls with vinegar-soaked cloth.

• Clean windows with vinegar and water.

• Hardened paint brushes: simmer in boiling vinegar and wash in hot soapy water.

• Clean breadbox and food containers with vinegar-dampened cloth to keep fresh-smelling and clean.

• Pour boiling vinegar down drains to unclog and clean them.

• Clean fireplace bricks with undiluted vinegar.

• An excellent all-purpose cleaner: vinegar mixed with salt. Cleans copper, bronze, brass, dishes, pots, pans, skillets, glasses, windows. Rinse well.

• Make your catsup and other condiments last long by adding vinegar.

• To clear up respiratory congestion, inhale a vapor mist from steaming pot containing water and several spoonfuls of vinegar.

• Apple cider vinegar and honey as a cure-all: use to prevent apathy, obesity, hay fever, asthma, rashes, food poisoning, heartburn, sore throat, bad eyesight, dandruff, brittle nails and bad breath.

• When boiling eggs, add some vinegar to the water to prevent white from leaking out of a cracked egg.

• When poaching eggs, add a teaspoon of vinegar to the water to prevent separation.

• Weight loss: vinegar helps prevent fat from accumulating in the body.

• Canned fish and shrimp: to give it a freshly caught taste, soak in a mixture of sherry and 2 tablespoons of vinegar.

• Add a spoonful of vinegar when cooking fruit to improve the flavor.

• Add vinegar to boiling ham to improve flavor and cut salty taste.

• Improve the flavor of desserts by adding a touch of vinegar.

• Add vinegar to your deep fryer to eliminate a greasy taste.

• Add a tablespoon of vinegar to fruit gelatin to hold it firm.

• Steep your favorite herb in vinegar until you have a pleasing taste and aroma.

• Use vinegar instead of lemon on fried and broiled foods.

• To remove lime coating on your tea kettle; add vinegar to the water and let stand overnight.

• To make a good liniment: beat 1 whole egg, add 1 cup vinegar and 1 cup turpentine. Blend.

• Apply vinegar to chapped, cracked skin for quick healing.

• Vinegar promotes skin health: rub on tired, sore or swollen areas.

• Reduce mineral deposits in pipes, radiators, kettles and tanks by adding vinegar into the system.

• Rub vinegar on the cut end of uncooked ham to prevent mold.

• Clean jars with vinegar and water to remove odor.

• Avoid cabbage odor by adding vinegar to the cooking water.

• Skunk odor: remove from pets by rubbing fur with vinegar.

• Paint adheres better to galvanized metal that has been wiped with vinegar.

• Pets’ drinking water: add vinegar to eliminate odor and encourage shiny fur.

• For fluffy meringue: beat 3 egg whites with a teaspoon of vinegar.

• Pie crust: add 1 tablespoon vinegar to your pastry recipe for an exceptional crust.

• Half a teaspoon per quart of patching plaster allows you more time to work the plaster before it hardens.

• Prevent discoloration of peeled potatoes by adding a few drops of vinegar to water. They will keep fresh for days in fridge.

• Poultry water: add vinegar to increase egg production and to produce tender meat.

• Preserve peppers: put freshly picked peppers in a sterilized jar and finish filling with boiling vinegar.

• Olives and pimentos will keep indefinitely if covered with vinegar and refrigerated.

• Add 1 tsp. vinegar to cooking water for fluffier rice.

• Add vinegar to laundry rinse water: removes all soap and prevents yellowing.

• After shampoo hair rinse: 1 ounce apple cider vinegar in 1 quart of distilled water.

• For a shiny crust on homemade bread and rolls: just before they have finished baking, take them out, brush crusts with vinegar, return to oven to finish baking.

• Homemade sour cream: blend together 1 cup cottage cheese, 1/4 cup skim milk and 1 tsp. vinegar.

• Boil vinegar and water in pots to remove stains.

• Remove berry stains from hands with vinegar.

• Prevent sugaring by mixing a drop of vinegar in the cake icing.

• Cold vinegar relieves sunburn.

• When boiling meat, add a spoonful of vinegar to the water to make it more tender.

• Marinate tough meat in vinegar overnight to tenderize.

• A strength tonic: combine raw eggs, vinegar and black pepper. Blend well.

• Douche: 2 to 4 ounces of vinegar in 2 quarts of warm water.

Please let me know if you have any more vinegar uses I can add to this list.

Peter