Facts
- Vinegar is the only food that doesn’t have an expiration date.
- Its name comes from French “vin aigre” which means sour wine.
- Vinegar is produced from a great variety of raw food like grapes, apples, potatoes, honey etc.
- Hippocrates, the father medicine used apple cider vinegar to heal his patients.
- Apple cider vinegar can lower your bad cholesterol levels and it helps in maintaining proper blood glucose levels.
- Apple cider vinegar detoxifies and purifies the body.
- Balsamic vinegar can take hundreds of years to produce and it can cost hundreds of dollars a bottle. Commercial balsamic vinegar is usually up to 30 % balsamic mixed with other types of vinegar.
- Italy is the world’s largest vinegar producer.
- True traditional balsamic vinegar is only produced in Emilia-Romagna region in Italy.
Uses
- Vinegar is a perfect solution for cleaning windows, it will not leave the usual film on the glass. you just need to spray the window and wipe it off with newspaper.
- Apple cider vinegar is thought to help in losing excess weight by speeding up the metabolism. You only need to drink 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar before eating.
- Applying apple cider vinegar on your hair can help if having problems with dandruff.
- In case of diarrhea add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to a glass of warm water and drink it when needed.
- Drinking apple cider vinegar with warm water can reduce heartburn, acid reflux, nausea, and gastritis.
- In case of a sore throat mix three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with 1/2 glass of water and gargle it for about 30 seconds. Repeat it few times.
- Apple cider vinegar is great to use as deodorant or aftershave.
- Apple cider vinegar helps with dry and itchy skin, add 5 tablespoons of vinegar to your bath water.
- Apple cider vinegar mixed with baking soda will unclog your kitchen or bathroom drains. Put three table spoons of baking
- Use vinegar to clean your coffee maker machine from mineral deposits. Fill the reservoir with white distilled vinegar and in hot water in equal amount, then turn on the machine till the reservoir is empty. Fill again the reservoir with water only and run more brews of water through.
- To unclog your stream iron you need to mix white vinegar and warm water in equal amount and pour it into the iron’s water chamber. Leave it for five minutes then empty the water.
- Eradicates weeds that grow between the cracks in the walls or between the garden tiles. Household vinegar is safe, nontoxic and it costs less than all the commercial products, so get rid of the weeds with some white distilled vinegar.
- Pour one cup of vinegar into the dishwasher or washing machine and run it through a normal cycle once a month to keep them clean, without odor and mineral deposit free.
- Vinegar deters ant, just spray the infested area.
- Clean the inner part of the dogs ears with a soft cloth dipped in diluted vinegar.
- Vinegar removes fruit stains and odors from hands.
- When boiling eggs add some vinegar to stop eggs from cracking.
- In the kitchen, you can use it to clean stainless steel, cutting boards, garbage disposal, refrigerator, microwave, pots etc.
- By filing half of a jar with apple cider vinegar and making some holes in the lid, you can trap fruit flies in your kitchen.
- Vinegar is always a better solution for cleaning bathroom rather than using commercial products full of chemicals. It leaves a strong odor, but the odor will go away quickly. Vinegar will clean your shower head and faucets from mineral deposits and corrosion.
- You should never use white distilled vinegar on stone surfaces.
