Vinegar: Over 400 Various, Versatile, and Very Good Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of
By Vicki Lansky and Martha Campbell
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A bit if history about, wonderful recipes for, and a lot of amazing uses for—VINEGAR are in this 7" x 6" trade paperback. One hundred and twenty pages fill this fun and practical compendium. In ten different chapters, ranging from cooking to cleaning to hygiene and home remedies, you'll find that vinegar also works as a diet aid, stain remover, condiment, odor eater, grooming aid, preservative and cleaner.
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Vinegar - Vicki Lansky
Table of Contents
Title Page
VINEGAR
CHAPTER ONE - COOKING WITH VINEGAR
Egg-citing Ideas
Meat Magic
Fish
Fruits...
...and Veggies
Carb Ideas
Dairy Do’s
Condiments
Pickling
Kitchen Odor Eaters
Vinaigrettes as Salad Dressings
Making Flavored Vinegar
Using Flavored Vinegars
Desserts
A Miscellany of Kitchen Vinegar Ideas
CHAPTER TWO - A CLEAN KITCHEN
Sink and Countertops
Down The Drain
Appliance Applications
Glass Aware
Kitchen Perks
Assorted Containers
Pots and Pans and Such
Miscellaneous Kitchen Aids
CHAPTER THREE - IN THE BATHROOM
Bathroom Sinks
Tub and Shower Savers
Shower Head Hints
Toilet Tips
CHAPTER FOUR - ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE
Starting at the Bottom
Carpets
Pet Stain Problems
Shining Windows and Other Glass Surfaces
Walls and Woodwork
Furniture
Odds and Ends
CHAPTER FIVE - LAUNDRY & CLOTHING
Laundry Lore
Whitest and Brightest
Stain Away
Special Care
Ironing
Leather or Not
CHAPTER SIX - BEAUTY & GROOMING
Heads Up
Let’s Face It
Getting to the Bottom of It
Allover Body Works
Tooth Care
Also, with Vinegar You Can...
CHAPTER SEVEN - GOOD FOR YOU... HOME REMEDIES
Respiratory Routs
Tummy Troubles
Feet First—and Hands Too
Bugs, Bites and Burns
Getting Personal
So They Say...
CHAPTER EIGHT - HANDY DANDY HELP
Around the Yard
Auto Ought-to’s
Decorating Dos
Handy Odds and Ends
Hint for Hunters
CHAPTER NINE - KID STUFF
Cleanups
Enhancements
Quick Tricks
For Young Scientists
Make Your Own Hard Candy
CHAPTER TEN - BEST FOR PETS
Cats and Dogs
Pet Cleanups
Guidelines for Storing Vinegar
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Index
Copyright Page
001Dear Reader,
I became interested in great ways to use vinegar because of what I learned when writing about and talking about—for the last 5 years—my book, BAKING SODA Over 500 Fabulous, Fun and Frugal Uses You Probably Never Thought of. And I learned a lot.
It would be fair to say that I now use a LOT of baking soda and a LOT of vinegar around my house. I love their economy and I love their multipurpose qualities.
This is far from a complete discussion of everything there is to know about vinegar. If you want to know more there are additional books that can give you: a more detailed history, more recipes, more about various vinegars and more in-depth technical details.
I love vinegar for what it can do for me on a daily basis and that is what I have shared with you here.
Vicki Lansky
002...a word to the wise
I can’t tell you how every idea here works. Nor have they all been used by me. But each has worked for someone, which is how I learned of it, and it just might be useful to you. Conditions and situations are unique to each of us. Keep in mind that home remedies can not take the place of competent medical advice. I can not guarantee each and every tip. Use common sense and use this book to increase your repertoire of great uses for vinegar and—I believe—you’ll enhance your home, health and happiness.
003VINEGAR
A BIT OF BACKGROUND
004Vinegar has been used in many different ways by many different peoples for thousands of years. In ancient Rome, bowls of vinegars made from wine, dates, figs and other fruits were used for the dunking of breads. Rice vinegar has a long history in China, going back 3000 years. Japanese samurai believed a rice vinegar drink would boost their strength. Vinegar is mentioned in early Middle Eastern writings for medicinal uses ranging from a clotting agent to a digestive aid to an expectorant. It was used in dressing wounds and was valued as both a medicine as well as a condiment.
Cleopatra demonstrated its solvent property by dissolving precious pearls in vinegar to win a wager that she could consume a fortune in a single meal. Vinegar is mentioned as often in the Bible as is wine. In the New Testament, it is said that a sponge soaked in vinegar was held to the lips of Jesus to ease his thirst while on the Cross.
Doctors tending those who were contagious during the Black Plague rubbed vinegar, infused with essential oils and herbs, over their own bodies. They also used it inside their hooded cloaks as an inhalant for their own protection. A variation of this practice was common in the eighteenth century when vinegar-dipped sponges were held to the nose to offset odors of raw sewage and the lack of indoor plumbing.
George Washington in his final illness was given a gargle concoction of vinegar and sage. During the American Civil War vinegar was used on wounds as a healing agent. Soldiers also drank it in an attempt to ward off scurvy—a vitamin C deficiency. (I’m assuming it was cider vinegar.)
Vinegar has been a mainstay of many folk recipes that have been handed down for generations. Today modem industry uses vinegar in dozens of ways—from reducing microorganisms in slaughter houses and poultry plants to cleaning equipment in the construction industry.
Vinegar (which literally means ‘sour wine’) results when wine or another alcoholic liquid is allowed to ferment a second time, turning it acetic. If you let wine be exposed to the bacteria in the air, it will ferment and eventually turn into vinegar.
The word vinegar comes from the French word vinaigre
(vin
for wine and aigre
for sour). It is actually bacteria spores that convert a fermented liquid into vinegar. It then becomes a weak form of acetic acid. It is formed through this second fermentation of sugars or starches. Vinegar can come from the juice of sweet fruits and grains such as barley (malt beer), apple (cider) and grape (wine), yet it can also be made from roots or wood (often the base of white distilled vinegar). Filipinos use coconuts as their vinegar base; Mexicans use the cactus fruit that is the base for tequila.
One hundred grams of basic distilled white vinegar has 16 calories. It contains small amounts of protein and starch. It has no vitamins but does contain trace amounts of various minerals. Vinegars made from other bases will contain some of the