White Vinegar and Its Amazing Uses

This common food item is not just for the kitchen anymore

• For wrinkles and cleaning 
• For clogged pipes
• For pets' ears

Most of us lead busy lives and appreciate anything that makes them easier. Vinegar, a common kitchen item, provides easy solutions for many problems. 

For wrinkles

Spray your clothes with a mixture of one part vinegar to three parts water. Wait a couple of minutes, and watch the wrinkles disappear.

For cleaning

Vinegar is a very effective glass cleaner. Mix one part water to one part vinegar. Spray glass surfaces and wipe clean.

For bad smells

Soak a piece of bread in vinegar. Put the bread in a smelly garbage can overnight. The smell will be gone by morning.

For clogged pipes

If you sink is clogged, mix a cup of vinegar with half a cup of baking soda. Pour the mixture down your drain and turn on the water. No more clogged pipe!

For pets' ears

Mix together one part water and two parts vinegar. Put some on a cotton ball and wipe inside your pet's ears. It  not only cleans but soothes itches. 

The next time you need an easy solution, look no further than your own kitchen.

Language Lab

vinegar n.

- Adding vinegar to the water can make hard-boiled eggs easier to peel.

- Mom loves to dip her bread into olive oil and a bit of vinegar.

- This flavored vinegar is perfect for making salad dressing.

wrinkle n.

- The pants were made of a wrinkle -free fabric.

- The cream claims to smooth fine wrinkles in just four weeks.

wrinkle v.

- Years of hardship wrinkled the woman's face, making her look ten years older than she is.

dilute v.

/daɪˈluːt/

to make (a liquid) thinner or less strong by adding water or another liquid

- You can dilute the medicine with water.

clog v.

to slowly form a block in (something, such as a pipe or street) so that things cannot move through quickly or easily

- Weekend traffic clogged the freeway system in L.A.

- The pipe was clogged with leaves.

- Our discussion was once again clogged by irrational arguments.

itch n.

- The itch on my back is really bothering me.

- Don't scratch your itches with your fingernails because you might get an infection.

v.

- The mosquito bite still itches after days.