Written by Madiha Boolani, Four Green Steps

Vinegar is the one liquid everyone should have in their houses! It is a sour tasting liquid produced through the fermentation of alcoholic liquids and can be used for different things ranging from cooking and cleaning to laundry! Read on to find out more about this multipurpose liquid.

1. Cure that nasty cold: Mix 1/4 cup Apple Cider vinegar with 1/4 cup honey and take one tablespoon of the mixture 6-8 times daily.
2. Gardening: kill unwanted weeds by spraying vingar and water on them.
3. Cough: Stop that hacking cough by drinking a mixture of ½ cup Apple Cider
   Vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and 4 teaspoons honey. Have 1 tablespoon when cough acts up.
   Take another tablespoon at bedtime.
4. Brighten clothes: Add 1/2 cup vinegar to rinse cycle
5. Clean: clean stainless steel items with a damp cloth soaked in vinegar
6. Odour: get rid of the smell of cooked food by letting a pot of water and vinegar simmer on the stove
7. Drain: unclog the drain by pouring a handful of baking soda down
   the drain followed by 1/2 cup of vinegar. Rinse it with hot water.
8. Bathrooms: use a vinegar damp cloth to clean soap scum, mildew, and grime from bathtub, tile, and shower curtains. Rinse with water.
9. Glasses: Clean eye glasses by wiping each lens with a drop of vinegar
10. Deodorize: Use vinegar as a air freshener and spray in rooms
11. Carpets: Make carpets look brand new by brushing them with a mixture of 1 cup of vinegar in a gallon of water.
12. Leather: clean leather items by rubbing them with a mixture of distilled vinegar and linseed oil and polish with a soft cloth
13. Arthritis: Get relief from arthritis by mixing 2 spoonfuls of apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of water and have it several times day.
14. Congestion: For relief, inhale a vapor mist from steaming pot containing water and several spoonfuls of vinegar
15. Cooking: Make boiling meat more tender by adding a spoonful of vinegar

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